Asked to stop using mobile in class, students assault teacher

Gorakhpur: A class 9 student along with two other students beat up a teacher in a government school in the city on Wednesday when he asked them to stop using mobile phone in the classroom. The incident, captured in the CCTV camera, created panic in the school.
Later, on the written complaint of the teacher, police registered a case against one named and two unidentified students. The accused boy was apprehended and sent to the juvenile home.
The teacher, Sayyad Wasiq Ali, told the police that the boys covered his face with a black cloth and thrashed him a day after he told the accused student to stop using mobile phone in the classroom.
Police said a case of attempt of murder has been registered against the three boys, including the accused. The named accused has been sent to juvenile home. The principal of the government school has rusticated the student from the school.
“Some students beat up the computer teacher when he asked them to stop using mobile phone in the classroom on Wednesday. This act will not be taken lightly. The accused student has been rusticated and after identifying the other two students, action will also be taken against them,” college principal Nand Prasad Yadav on Thursday told TOI.
Kotwali Inspector Kalyan Singh Sagar on Thursday said, “The incident has been captured on the CCTV camera and a case of attempt to murder has been registered against one named and two unidentified students. The named accused has been sent to juvenile home and police are trying to identify the other two students.”