Principal of a private school was arrested in Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur for allegedly beating up a Class 4 student, police said today.
The incident took place in Banki village which comes under the jurisdiction of Bhaluani police station.
According to a complaint lodged by the student's father Vishwajeet Diwedi, his son was mercilessly beaten up by the principal, identified as Shalini Singh, when he failed to give a proper answer to her question during the computer class yesterday.
The minor was sent home without any medical treatment given to him, Mr Diwedi said in his complaint.
When he rushed to the school to speak to Ms Singh about the incident, the principal refused to talk to him, the minor's father alleged.
"On the basis of the complaint, the principal has been arrested. The school management has also dismissed her with immediate effect," Inspector in-charge of Bhaluani police station Saroj Sharma said.
Wolf Terror On The Rise In Uttar Pradesh, 13-Year-Old Boy Attacked UP Man Arrested For Posing As Chief Minister's Personal Secretary 12 Killed In Rain-related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh In Last 24 Hours 3 Grams Of Explosives Per Pager: Israel's Complex Op To Hurt Hezbollah What Is A Pager And Why Hezbollah Still Relies On This Outdated Device "Wear Proper Undergarments": Delta Airlines' New Memo For Flight Attendants Sri Lanka Polls: Frontrunners, What's At Stake, Implications For India 2024 Hyundai Alcazar Facelift Review: Fortified for the Family! Opinion | Should We Be Worried About Unemployable Human Bots? Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.