LODHRAN: Police arrested a government school teacher from Lodhran for beating a teenage student with a stick and breaking his leg.
Government High School Gogran teacher Asghar beat class-10th student Nabeel with a stick for not wearing uniform to school on Friday. The teacher was arrested by police following reports of the incident on media.
The accused Asghar denies allegations of beating the student and claims that Nabeel broke his leg while playing in the school ground.
Earlier incidents of corporal punishments handed by teachers to school children include the beating of a four-year-old in Shujabad area of Multan following which the child suffered a temporary hearing loss, and the beating of a 10-year old seminary student by his teacher in Malir area of Karachi for skipping class “because he was fasting”.
