The Rajasthan government on Wednesday suspended a government school teacher in Barmer district for allegedly beating a class 3 student.
Ganpat Patalia, a teacher of Government Higher Primary School in Chhota Hathala village, was suspended after the authorities took suo moto cognizance of a video in which he was seen slapping a student.
The teacher had slapped an eight-year-old student named Praveen on Monday, Bakhasar Police Station SHO Vishan Singh said.
An FIR was booked in the matter on Tuesday evening after a video of it surfaced on the internet.
Singh said the medical examination of the boy has been done and further action will be taken against the teacher after the boy's and his family members' statements have been recorded.
Rajasthan School Education Minister Madan Dilawar had earlier in the day ordered officials to take strict action in the matter.
"Taking this whole incident seriously, necessary guidelines have been given to them after talking to the concerned officers for taking strict action against each culprit involved in this act," Mr Dilawar wrote on X.
He added, "During the tenure of our government, any kind of misbehavior with children, who are the pillars of the golden future of Rajasthan, will not be tolerated at all."
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
'Stree 2' Starring Rajkummar Rao And Shraddha Kapoor Out
Army Soldier Stripped, Assaulted In Police Custody In Rajasthan, Probe Ordered: Cops 20 Killed In Rajasthan Amid Heavy Rainfall, Schools Shut Man Missing After Falling 150 Feet Down From Waterfall In Rajasthan, Rescue Operation Underway Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP This US City Has Been Declared America's Least Desirable, Survey Finds "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region Gaza Ceasefire Talks Underway In Qatar As Deaths Top 40,000 Trump To Hold Press Conference, His Campaign Adds Senior Advisers Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.