LAHORE: A teenage boy studying at a private school in Gulshan-i-Ravi area died on Thursday after allegedly being administered a severe beating by his teacher.
According to police, Hafiz Hunain Bilal, a 10th grade student was “tortured” by his teacher.
Quoting the boy’s classmates, the police said that the teacher had allegedly done so because “he had failed to memorise his lessons by heart”.
The teacher has been arrested by the police and the boy’s body has been shifted to the mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
“Investigations are underway and the true facts will only emerge after the results of the post-mortem exam,” said Iqbal Town SP Mohammad Ajmal.
According to the police spokesperson, “the boy was taken to the hospital from the school but could not be revived”.
A case has been registered by the police on behalf of the boy’s father under Sections 302 (punishment of qatl-i-amd) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).
