Mangaluru (TOI): An undated video of a boy with a bandage being assaulted by a `guru' went viral on social app and has prompted a person to lodge a complaint at Vittal police station on Wednesday.
The complainant Shesappa Bedradka of a Dalit Organisation lodged a complaint at the police station and urged them to investigate the matter and take action against Somasundara Shastri, who is seen allegedly beating and abusing the boy. The complainant stated that the boy, probably with a fracture on his right hand, was being held and beaten up and when he tries to run away, the teacher gets hold of him again and question his caste.
Police said the incident may have occurred at Veda Adhayana shale at Panchalingeshwara Temple, Vittal, during holidays. ``We too don't know when it happened. The officials will investigate the matter,'' said a police.
The police have registered the complaint under IPC Sections 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).
