Gorakhpur (UP), Sep 5 (PTI) A headmaster was allegedly assaulted here by the father of a class 6 student for punishing her for coming late to school, police said on Saturday.
An FIR has been registered in connection with the incident that took place at Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya Khirkita Dubey in the Gola area here on September 1.
An FIR has been registered against the accused, Dilip Kumar, on a complaint lodged by headmaster Jitendra Kumar of Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya Khirkita Dubey in the Gola area here.
According to the complaint, students who arrived late for the morning assembly were punished as part of disciplinary measures on September 1. Class 6 student Anshika was among those punished.
Later, Anshika’s father Dilip Kumar reached the school. He entered headmaster Jitendra Singh’s office and argued with him over punishing his daughter. The accused then assaulted the headmaster and tore his clothes, police said.
Gola police station in-charge Chandraprakash Pandey said an FIR has been registered against Dilip based on a complaint by Jitendra.
“Further action will be taken after the investigation,” he said. PTI COR CDN DIV DIV
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