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Girl dies allegedly after being slapped by teacher in UP

02:09 PM Feb 07, 2018 | Team Udayavani |

Ballia (UP): An 11-year-old girl died today allegedly after being slapped by a teacher of a private school here two days earlier, police said. An FIR was registered against Rajni Upadhyay on charges of culpable homicide and voluntarily causing hurt, Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said.

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The family members of the girl, who was a student of class five in the school in Rasda area, alleged that the teacher slapped her on February 5 due to which she fainted. She was later admitted to the hospital where she died today, they said.

They also staged a protest outside the school today with the body of the girl, demanding action against the teacher. Police is probing the matter, the SP said.

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