Principal held for caning UKG boy

HYDERABAD: A principal of a school was arrested on Thursday for handing out corporal punishment to an upper kindergarten (UKG) student, accusing him of repeatedly going to the washroom . The student had welts all over his back as he was reportedly hit with a cane.
The Sanathnagar police said Mohammed Ghouse, UKG student of Orbit Grammar School, a primary school in Indira Gandhi Puram in Fatehnagar, had “cane marks” all over his back as school principal Mumtaz Hussain allegedly hit him on Wednesday.
Police said a case of assault was registered against Mumtaz Hussain based on a complaint lodged by Khaleel , the student’s father, and the principal was subsequently arrested.
“Actually, Ghouse’s parents complained to the principal stating that their son was showing disinterest in studies and was kicking up a ruckus every day to go to school. They asked the principal to pull up their son so that he will fall in line,'' Sanathnagar sub-inspector S Srinivasulu said.
On Wednesday, Mumtaz Hussain noticed that the boy was frequently going to the toilet just to avoid being in the class. This irked Hussain and he hit Ghouse with a cane, police said.
The boy complained to his parents about pain and they were shocked to see welts on his back on Wednesday night.
“The agitated parents lodged a complaint and a case was registered,'' Srinivasulu added.