A Sanskrit faculty trainer in Karnataka was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly brutally assaulting a nine-year-old pupil. The incident in Chitradurga district, believed to have taken place many months in the past, got here to gentle lately after a video of the trainer hitting the scholar went viral on Monday.
The police have arrested Veeresh Hiremath, the trainer on the Sanskrit Vedadhyayan faculty in Nayakanhatti, Challakere taluk. Within the video, Hiremath could be seen hitting the scholar’s head and again earlier than pushing him together with his foot after the boy reportedly contacted his grandmother by cellphone, stated an officer.
In accordance with the officer, Hiremath continued the assault regardless of the boy elevating his palms defensively. Residents alleged that makes an attempt have been made to suppress the case.
The incident recorded on a cellular digicam drew condemnation from authorities officers, together with Minister of Ladies and Baby Improvement Lakshmi Hebbalkar.
In accordance with a preliminary investigation, the incident occurred in February.
“There was no criticism then. After the video went viral, a criticism was filed, and Chitradurga police arrested Hiremath from Kalaburagi. We’ll additional interrogate to know extra particulars concerning the case,” Ranjith Kumar Bandaru, Superintendent of Police, Chitradurga, stated.
The viral footage triggered public protests exterior the varsity, with residents demanding accountability from the administration. Following the traumatic incident, the scholar reportedly skilled extreme misery and tried self-harm close to a lake, a police officer stated. He has since been transferred to a different faculty, he added.