Principal, lecturers of personal college booked on cost of assaulting class 9 pupil in Bengaluru

In an alleged case of corporal punishment, a category 9 pupil of a personal college at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru was allegedly assaulted by the principal and lecturers with a PVC pipe, and locked up in a room for being absent for 2 days.

The alleged incident occurred on October 14. A criticism was filed by Divya Shankar, mom of the boy, the subsequent day, following which an FIR was registered in opposition to the principal and two lecturers charging them beneath JJ Act and beneath Section 118 (voluntarily inflicting grievous damage) and Section 315 ( prison intimidation ) for additional investigation.

According to the criticism, the sufferer has been a pupil of St. Mary’s public college for the previous three years. The dad and mom are paying the charges commonly .

The accused — principal Rakesh Kumar, trainer Chandrika and Vijay Kumar, secretary of the varsity and a trainer — had been allegedly upset in regards to the sufferer being absent for 2 days and assaulted him with a plastic pipe for disciplining him. The accused additionally allegedly locked the coed alone in a room for a number of hours. Due to this, the coed suffered bodily and psychological trauma.

The dad and mom observed the boy’s bruises everywhere in the physique. After inquiry, they rushed him to a health care provider for medical remedy.

When questioned, the varsity administration allegedly justified their act stating: “This is how we self-discipline in our faculty. If you don’t prefer it, take the TC and go away“.

The police have issued notices to the accused to seem earlier than them for questioning. The police have additionally knowledgeable the training division in regards to the incident.