Shimla, Nov. 4 -- In yet another disturbing case of corporal punishment from Himachal Pradesh, police have registered a case against two teachers for allegedly torturing a Class I student at Government Primary School Khadda Pani in Bhaluun Gram Panchayat, under Rohru Subdivision of Shimla district.
According to the FIR lodged at the Khadrala Police Post under Rohru Police Station, the complaint was filed by the victim's father, Durga Singh, a resident of Bhaluun village. He alleged that his son was brutally beaten and tortured by Nitish Thakur, a volunteer teacher appointed by the School Management Committee (SMC), and Head Teacher Devendra.
In his statement, Singh said that Nitish beat his child so severely that his ears started bleeding...