Police File FIR Against Woman Teacher For Beating Class 5 Student Over Talking In Classroom, In Mumbai's Chembur

Mumbai: Police have registered an FIR against a woman teacher for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl student for talking in the classroom at a school in Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday.

About The Case

The teacher hit the class 5 student with a cane multiple times on her wrist, back, and waist on March 21 at the school located in the Chembur area, causing her injuries, the official said quoting a complaint lodged by the girl's father.

The teacher punished the girl claiming she was talking in the class, whereas the student was merely looking behind, the complaint claimed.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against the teacher under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Juvenile Justice Act, the official said.

An investigation was underway in the case, the police added.

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