In the 28-second video going viral, it is clearly visible that 56-year-old teacher Subramaniam is beating a 17-year-old student by the hair. In the video, the teacher is also seen kicking the student. The student is sitting on the ground on his knees. It is seen in the video that the student is pleading and crying in front of the teacher.
A 17-year-old student of Government Nandanar Boys Higher Secondary School at Chidambaram in the district has been injured in the beating. He has been admitted to the nearest government hospital. The student has lodged a complaint with the police and has produced video evidence of the assault.
Confirming the arrest, Cuddalore Superintendent of Police S Shakti Ganesan told NDTV, “We have arrested the physics teacher under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Investigation is on.” What was the reason for the teacher’s anger? To this, Ganesan said, “Routine class activity was going on in the school but the student could not attend, which angered the teacher.”
After being closed for more than a year due to the Kovid epidemic, classes have resumed for students of classes 9 to 12 only last month.
