A Class-V student, Piyush Das, who is reading at the Xavier School here, was injured after being beaten by a school teacher.
His mother lodged a complaint in Jagatsinghpur police station and district child welfare cell in this regard.
The complainant stated that on Thursday afternoon Piyush was beaten up by teacher Dipti Mohanty.
As a result, the victim student received mild head injuries and fell down on floor.
later he was given first aid treatment.
Since corporal punishment has been banned in school, the victim’s mother sought legal action against the accused.
Meanwhile, police after receiving complaint have started investigation and members from district child welfare cell too visited school on Friday and interacted with both the victim student and the accused lady teacher besides with the school authority.