School authorities booked for beating, confining 5th class student in room
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Bengaluru (PTI): Police said they have registered a case against a private school here after a class 5 student was allegedly beaten and confined in a room by school authorities.
According to police, the incident took place at a school in Sunkadakatte, Magadi Road, on October 14.
The boy’s mother alleged that principal Rakesh Kumar and teacher Chandrika assaulted her son with a PVC pipe and locked him in a room until late evening.
Police questioned the principal and later released him on bail. Officers said he admitted to assaulting the child, reportedly over irregular attendance.
In a similar incident, a student at a traditional 'Pathashala' in Nayakanahatti village, Chitradurga district, was beaten by a teacher for making a phone call to his grandmother.
A video of the incident, which went viral, shows the teacher kicking and assaulting the fifth-grade boy.
The teacher has been identified as Veeresh Hiremath. Police arrested him in Kalaburagi, where he had fled fearing action.
Reacting to the incidents, Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar said she has taken serious note and assured that the teacher involved in the brutality will face stringent action.
“The education department has started an investigation into the matter,” she added.
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Udhayanidhi accuses BJP of not releasing funds for TN
Gobichettipalayam (PTI): Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday charged the BJP government at the Centre with not releasing funds to the state and accused it of "snatching" TN's rights.
Addressing a poll rally at Gobichettipalayam in the western Erode district, the DMK youth wing chief claimed the Centre has not released funds to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore for education.
"They (union government) have snatched all our rights," he charged.
With regard to the Centre's proposal for delimitation, he said chief minister M K Stalin was the first person in the country to raise the voice against the union government's move. He claimed that it was a "huge victory" for the INDIA alliance, as the bill was defeated for lack of majority after the opposition voted against it in the Lok Sabha.
Listing out various welfare measures implemented by the DMK government, he said the existing "Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai" (monthly financial assistance for women) will be doubled to Rs 2,000 if DMK was voted to power again.
The deputy chief minister charged that the BJP and AIADMK have tried to stall it by moving the court. "At present more than 1.3 crore women have benefited from the scheme", he said.
"Similarly, the breakfast scheme for the government school students will be extended till Class VIII", he said adding "more than 35 lakh college students across the state will be getting free laptops once the DMK government is formed".
Udhayanidhi also pointed out at the "Illatharasi" poll promise, providing Rs 8,000 worth of coupons to non-income tax paying women where they could buy or replace any household appliances of their choice.
Elections to 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23 and the results declared on May 4 following counting of polled votes.
