Bengaluru, March 7 A case has been registered against a school teacher here for allegedly slapping and hitting a second-grade student for failing to answer a question related to the mathematics subject, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred at a private school in the Doddnagamangala area of the city, they said.
The matter came to light after the student's parent approached the Parappana Agrahar police station with a complaint against the female teacher on March 5.
In the complaint, the parent alleged that on March 2, between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm, when the accused school teacher asked a question related to the mathematics subject, his son replied that he did not know the answer.
The teacher allegedly twisted the complainant's son's ears, slapped him on the face, and hit him on the shoulder with a wooden duster, in addition to verbally abusing him, the FIR stated.
As a result of this incident, the complainant's son was allegedly distressed, it stated.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against the accused teacher under sections 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
"The accused teacher was called for an inquiry. She apologized to the parents for her actions, and the matter was resolved between them after she assured that she would not repeat it," he said.
