India, Dec. 20 -- A 48-year-old teacher at a senior secondary government school in Saran of Faridabad was arrested for allegedly flogging two 15-year-old students of Class 9 on their soles on Tuesday, after the students reportedly skipped a few classes a day before and snuck out of the school premises, police said on Friday.

The incident was reported to the police after a video of the same, recorded by a 19-year-old student who held a grudge against the teacher for previously punishing him, was widely shared. The teacher was identified as Narender Rathi, who taught mathematics and science.

Inspector Braham Parkash, station house officer of Saran police station, said that the parents initially refused to file a police complaint. "However...