Rohtak, May 27 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has taken a suo-moto cognisance of the incident of alleged physical assault by a Jhajjar private school teacher on a Class 11 student and has directed the superintendent of police (SP) to investigate the matter.

The panel has also directed the SP to submit a report within four weeks and has asked the district education officer to conduct an institutional audit of the school.

As per information, the student sustained a fracture in the arm due to assault and was later admitted to the hospital run by the same educational group. When the family reached the hospital, they were also subjected to intimidation and misconduct by the staff.

Right panel chairperson justice Lalit Batra a...