Hyderabad, Dec. 12 -- A tuition teacher was booked for branding a 7-year-old boy in Hyderabad's Filmnagar police limits on Thursday, December 11.

According to the Filmnagar police, the incident occurred on Thursday evening at OU Colony when the victim was attending tuition at the accused's house. The accused, identified as Sri Mansa, allegedly heated a metal spoon and pressed it against the child's hands, legs and face, claiming he was not concentrating on studies.

After the boy, who is a Class I student, narrated his ordeal, his parents found at least eight burn marks on the boy's body and rushed him to the Film Nagar. In their complaint, the parents said that the boy was unable to walk because of the burns.

The Film Nagar Police shif...