A Dalit student was allegedly thrashed in a private school in Greater Noida for not picking up garbage lying in the class.
Suffers injury
The victim allegedly suffered injury to his ear. The boy’s family has lodged a complaint with the police.
Police officials said that the victim is a Class IX student and a resident of Gagan Vihar. His school is located in Gautampuri.
A senior police official said that on Saturday morning the victim’s teacher asked him to pick up some garbage in the class. The student refused to to do so saying he comes to school to study. The teacher allegedly got angry and complained to the school authorities.
The student was then allegedly taken to a vacant classroom and thrashed.
“When his ear started bleeding, he raised an alarm. Some locals passing by the school rushed to the scene and rescued the victim,” the official said.
Dadri police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Tyagi said, “A complaint has been received. An investigation is on.”
