Bengaluru: School authorities booked for beating, confining Class 5th student
Press Trust of India | October 21, 2025 | 12:29 PM IST | 1 min read
Bengaluru: The boy's mother alleged that school authorities assaulted her son with a PVC pipe and locked him in a room till late evening.
BENGALURU: Police have registered a case against a private school here after a Class five student was allegedly beaten and confined in a room by the school authorities. According to police, the incident took place in the school located on Sunkadakatte, Magadi Road on October 14.
The boy's mother alleged that principal Rakesh Kumar and teacher Chandrika assaulted her son with a PVC pipe and locked him in a room till late evening on October 14. Police questioned the principal and later released him on bail. Officers said he admitted to assaulting the child, reportedly over irregular attendance.
In a similar incident, a student in a traditional 'Pathashala' (school) was beaten up by a teacher for making a phone call to his grandmother. The school at Nayakanahatti village in Chitradurga is related to a temple.
The viral video shows the teacher kicking and beating up a fifth standard boy. The teacher has been identified as Veeresh Hiremath. The education department has started an investigation into the matter.
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