Saharanpur (UP), April 4 Two madrassa teachers were arrested here on Saturday for allegedly beating up a 10-year-old student with a stick, police said. A purported video of the incident, showing the child begging for mercy as he is repeatedly hit, has triggered public outrage.
The incident, alleged to have taken place at Darul Uloom Zakaria madrassa, came to light on Friday after the video surfaced online. Police said the child fled the madrassa after the incident, while authorities are trying to determine the exact date of the incident.
The video shows a teacher repeatedly hitting the child after he was told to lie on the floor, while another teacher is seen holding him down.
Amid the boy's cries for mercy, the second teacher at one point holds the boy's legs up, while the teacher holding the stick repeatedly hits the 10-year-old on the soles of his feet.
The clip, which is widely circulating online, has sparked outrage.
Circle Officer (Gangoh) Ashok Sisodhiya told