India, May 5 -- A special education teacher of a prominent private school in Greater Kailash 2, south Delhi was booked for allegedly assaulting a five-year-old differently-abled student, police officers aware of the matter said on Sunday, adding that the accused teacher, who is in her 30s, has since been suspended by the school.

According to officers, the incident took place on April 25 and came to light when the authorities at Balwantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan were checking CCTV footage at random. A senior official from the school said the video ostensibly shows the teacher "inflicting corporal punishment" to a child with special needs (CWSN) in front of the entire classroom. The school has more than 300 students with special needs.

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