Teacher beats up five-year-old UKG student

Hyderabad: A five-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his teacher at a private school in Tarnaka area near here on Thursday, police said.

The child has severe marks on his body and was taken for medical examination.

After the incident came to light the boy's father complained about the teacher who beaten the child mercilessly.

A photograph showed the child with red bruises on his back.

Following the complaint, police registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and were questioning the teacher, he said.

The boy had allegedly beaten up some of his classmates and to control him, the teacher apparently hit him, the police official said, citing preliminary investigation.