A family in Shamli accused the principal of Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Inter College of thrashing their child studying in class eight.
The incident was confirmed by Shamli District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur on Thursday.
According to the medical report, the child has sustained fractures, the district magistrate claimed.
As per media reports, the victim’s both legs were fractured due to the thrashing and he has been keeping ill for the past few days.
Shamli District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur added that she would constitute a team comprising the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), the circle officer (CO), and the Decision Review System (DRS) to probe into the incident within two days.
"Strict action will be taken if the principal is found guilty. The family also said that 2-3 such incidents have happened earlier. The probe committee will look into this as well," Kaur said.
It may be mentioned that in a similar incident five days ago, a Dalit student was allegedly locked up in a classroom and beaten up with a metal rod and broom by his teacher in Ballia district for touching the teacher's motorcycle last Saturday. The child alleged that the teacher also choked his neck, according to police. The teacher has been suspended.