Video footage showing teacher thrashing boy goes viral in India
Bernama
September 10, 2015 21:39 MYT
September 10, 2015 21:39 MYT
Video footage of a teacher thrashing a student who has a fractured arm has gone viral on India's social media. - Photo YouTube/Daijiworld247
Video footage of a teacher thrashing a student who has a fractured arm has gone viral on social media, reports the Press Trust of India (PTI).
A complaint in this regard was on Wednesday lodged at Vittal police station by Dalit Seva Samiti leader Sheshappa with police saying that the incident had occurred a few days back.
According to the PTI Sheshappa called for stringent action against Somasundara Shastri, the Veda teacher who is seen beating and abusing the boy.
The PTI reported that the footage, shot on mobile phone, shows the teacher beating the boy while asking him whether he was a 'Brahmin' or a 'Kshatriya.'
The complainant said the boy was reportedly punished for some mischief in class.
A copy of the complaint has also been sent to the Women and Children's Welfare department while police said they have sought more details from the complainant.
Meanwhile on social media, netizens expressed their anger over the incident.
They said the teacher should be punished for such behaviour.