A teacher from a school in Indrayaninagar in Bhosari has been booked for allegedly thrashing a six-year-old child with a wooden duster and stick and banging his head against a bench after the student misspelt a word in his class workbook. According to information given by Bhosari police, the incident took place in Shri Samarth English Medium School on Thursday afternoon and an FIR was registered on Saturday against the teacher, Tisha Pillai. On Thursday evening, Sumit Chavan, a resident of Dhawade Vasti in Bhosari, told his parents that he had been beaten up by the teacher earlier that day. The child was taken to Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital for a medical checkup. He had bruise marks on the back, suggesting severe thrashing with a wooden object. There was swelling on the boy’s forehead and he was admitted to the hospital for primary treatment. The child was discharged from the hospital few hours later, the police said. An officer from Bhosari police station said: “We know that the boy had spelt a word incorrectly in his class workbook. In the afternoon class, initially, the teacher hit him with a duster on the head and then hit him on the back with a wooden stick. She then held him by his hair and banged the boy’s head against a wooden bench, a couple of times.” He added: “We have booked the teacher and we have been told by the school authorities that she has been suspended. We will also investigate to see if there have been similar actions on the part of the teacher in the past.” For all the latest Pune News, download Indian Express App

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