Case against teacher withdrawn

KOLKATA: The father of Srija Das, a Class-I student of Kamala Chatterjee School for Girls, has withdrawn the police case against a teacher alleging corporal punishment.
On Monday, the school organized a meeting between the authorities, Mamata Ghosh, the teacher, and the girls' parents. The parents then decided to withdraw the case.
Six-year-old Srija was allegedly beaten up by Ghosh and left with a bruised ear.Her parents went to police after Srija was detained in school on Friday.
Following the parents' complaint, police arrested the teacher. Ghosh was let off on bail on Saturday.
The school authorities promptly reacted to the incident and called a meeting on Monday. During the meeting, the management apologized and assured the parents that no corporal punishment would be meted out in future.
"The principal assured us that there would be no corporal punishment in future. The school authorities also convinced me that my daughter would not be treated the way she was done on Friday. After getting these assurances, I decided to withdraw the case," said Sabyasachi Das, Srija's father.