A class 3 student of a State-run school was grievously injured after he was allegedly beaten up mercilessly by a teacher on the campus on Saturday. The injured boy, identified as Gogula Sandesh, 8, sustained serious injuries on his head in the alleged attack by mathematics teacher Mallineni Gandhi in the classroom of the government high school at Budidagadda in the coal town, sources said. Beaten and pushedThe teacher allegedly thrashed Sandesh and pushed him to the ground in a fit of rage while trying to quieten a noisy class. The boy suffered a head injury and was rushed to a nearby hospital by the staff, sources added. The incident triggered outrage in the coal town with various student unions and relatives of the injured demanding harsh punishment for the errant teacher.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2019 15:45 UTC