Police have registered an FIR against a woman teacher for allegedly thrashing an 11-year-old girl in a Mumbai school for merely turning around in class.
According to the complaint filed by the girl’s father, the incident took place on March 21 at a school in Chembur. The teacher reportedly hit the class 5 student multiple times with a cane on her wrist, back, and waist, causing injuries.
The teacher accused the student of talking in class, but the girl’s father claims his daughter was only looking behind, not speaking. Acting on the complaint, police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Juvenile Justice Act. Authorities confirmed that an investigation into the matter is currently underway.
