In Maharashtra, School Teacher Arrested For Assaulting 11-Year-Old Boy

The complaint has been registered by the minor's parents...


A case has been registered against a school teacher in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly assaulting an 11-year-old boy inside the classroom, an official said on Friday.

The teacher, Saif Iqbal Ansari, allegedly assaulted the child after he walked up to a classmate to take a book, said the official, adding that the complaint has been registered by the minor’s parents.

Ansari was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for voluntarily causing hurt and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act on Wednesday, said the official from the Bhiwandi town police station.

Edited By: Tanvi Walia

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