India, Oct. 23 -- Chitradurga district in Karnataka has witnessed public outrage after a teacher was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student at Shreeguru Thipperudraswamy's residential Veda school in Nayakanahatti.

The incident came to light following the circulation of a shocking video on social media, showing the teacher violently thrashing the child for using another person's mobile phone to call his grandmother, India Today reported.

Trigger Warning: The following video contains scenes of a child being physically assaulted, which may be distressing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

The accused, identified as Veeresh Hiremath, reportedly ignored the student's pleas for mercy as the assault continued. Although the in...