Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian student was allegedly forced to smoke 42 cigarettes after school authorities discovered a cigarette and lighter in his locket, a news report said Thursday. Mohamad Alif Arifin, 16, said he denied knowing how the cigarette got into his locker, but the hostel warden at the boarding school chose to punish him in front of other students and teachers.
"It went on for more than two hours. I was forced to smoke four cigarettes at a time until I finished 42 cigarettes," Mohamad Alif was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times daily.
The school sent him home after the incident, telling his guardians that he was unwell.
The student's aunt, Faridah Mat Zain, said her nephew was coughing continuously.
"Two days later, I noticed his lips were swollen and got him to tell me what happened. He couldn't eat for five days," she told the daily.
The boy's uncle then lodged a police report against the school and the warden.
