Headmaster accused of assaulting student in Kasaragod; Minister orders inquiry

The director of the Kundamkuzhi Government in Kasaragod is accused of attacking an X -class student who is alleged to break down the eardrum.

The alleged incident occurred on August 11 during the school council allegedly carried a pebble with the foot of the 15 -year -old child.

According to the child’s mother, the principal called his son in front of the parliament, grabbed him off the collar and hit his face in front of the other students.

Later, the child complained of severe ear pain and hearing loss and was taken to Taluk Hospital. The doctors led him to another hospital where a torn eardrum was confirmed.

Authorized, the child is currently being treated and proposed surgery, he added.

HM rejects charges

Meanwhile, the principal rejected the claim and said that he condemned the child because he was only wrong during the Assembly and that he did not attack him physically.

Youth Congress workers demanded that HM be suspended in front of the school on Monday. Police distributed protest activists.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Education V. Sivankutty, Kasaragod Education Deputy Director directed an investigation into an investigation. Students can be disciplined according to legal provisions, while “ruthless beatings can not be accepted,” he said. Minister, based on the findings of the investigation will follow the solid action, he added.