Rohtak, Jan. 30 -- Group of parents and students locked the gates of a private school in Charkhi Dadri's Mandola village on Wednesday to protest against the alleged corporal punishment meted out to 12 students on Republic Day.

Shamsher Singh Sangwan, a resident of Mandola village said that the school has its branches in Mandola village, Mahendergarh and other areas of the state.

"The students of Mandola based branch had gone to the Mahendergah branch on Republic Day. About 12 students were locked inside a room and thrashed mercilessly by the school staff by levelling fake theft allegations against them. The staff had filmed the video while thrashing the students," he added.

The students and their parents locked the main gate of the sch...