Tamil Nadu: 9th std student hospitalised after being beaten by teacher

Aug 26, 2012, 09:19AM



Theni (TN): A ninth standard boy student of a government aided school has been hospitalised here after being beaten up by a teacher and the headmaster for falsely stating that the monthly exam had been postponed, police said.



They said the student had told his friends the exams would not be held as scheduled and had been postponed to next week.



An enquiry revealed he had spread the 'news', following which his class teacher and the headmaster beat him up on Saturday.



The boy later informed his parents and also complained of chest pain, following which he was admitted to the government hospital here, where his condition was stated to be stable.

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