The services of a schoolteacher have been terminated for allegedly thrashing a student with a stick on November 22 for not maintaining pin-drop silence in class in a Greater Noida-based village. The accused is on the run, the police said.
They have registered a non-cognisable report in connection with the case and have sought a medicolegal certificate from the hospital. Sacche Singh (40), who taught social science at Janta Public School in Girdharpur village, allegedly thrashed the boy after he lost his concentration due to the student’s “cough”.
“The teacher was reading a chapter when my son coughed. The other students, who were silent till then, started making noises. This made the teacher angry. He decided to make an example of my son. He punished him first and then thrashed with a stick,” said the victim’s father.
The boy returned home around 2 p.m. with a swollen leg. He told the family about the incident. He was first taken to a hospital and then the police station.
“After the thrashing, he asked the teacher to let him go home as he was in pain. However, the teacher warned him against telling anyone about the beating and told him to stay put,” the father claimed.
Ghanghola Chowki incharge Manoj Kumar said a non-cognisable report was registered immediately after the complaint was received.
Principal Balraj Singh said, “The teacher’s behaviour was unacceptable, which is why his services were terminated. We do not permit such behaviour in our school.”
