A Class 10 student was thrashed thrice with a stick by his teacher at Mehta Thakkar School in Sabarmati on Saturday. A complaint was lodged with Sabarmati police on Monday. The victim has sustained a fracture in his right hand. The parents and the relatives of the victim staged a protest outside the school on Monday, seeking suspension of the teacher. The accused, Digvijay Solanki, beat up the 15-year-old boy because he was allegedly disturbing his friends during Social Studies class. The boy's parents were called in after he was taken to a hospital. Sabarmati police were called for help after the protesters entered the school campus. "We are trying to find out why the teacher beat the boy. The 15-year-old was beaten thrice with a stick and suffered a fracture. We are yet to arrest the accused," said RS Vala, In-charge Inspector of Sabarmati police station. Alleging that the school was trying to shield the teacher, the parents have said that the school has not acted on their complaint. THE ALLEGATION Alleging that the school was trying to shield the teacher, the parents have said that the school has not acted on their complaint.

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