Thrashed by teacher, class XII student bleeds

Boy was beaten up for not having school ID card pinned to shirt

Devanshi Joshi. Vadodara/DNA
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

A teacher of Zenith English school in Vadodara beat up a student of class XII causing scar marks on his face over a small matter. Murli Mohan, an assistant teacher of English at Zenith high school of Pratapnagar, beat Anish Gheewala, a student of class XII commerce, ferociously for not tying the school identity card on his shirt.Anish said, "I was so badly beaten up by the teacher that my nose started bleeding. I had the identity card but it was in the bag." He said that he could not tie the card as he had gone to help his younger brother who had fractured his leg."My son has not committed any crime. The teacher should have understood the situation,' said Anish's mother. The students' parents said they are not filing any complaint as the teacher has written a sorry note and principal has assured that this kind of thing will not happen in future. Sources said the teacher has been in news in the past also for beating up students. The school principal and the teacher refused to comment on the matter.