KANPUR, Dec. 26 -- Kanpur police have registered an FIR against the management and certain teachers of a private school following allegations that a Class II student was mentally harassed after being accused of stealing a pen, an incident that allegedly left the child traumatised, officials said on Friday.

The FIR was registered at the Sen Pashchim Para police station on Friday based on a complaint filed by the child's mother. Police officials said an investigation is underway and notices have been issued to the school authorities.

According to the complaint, the incident dates back to November 28, when the child was allegedly accused of theft and intimidated by school staff. The woman claimed that her son was not present at school that...