An 18-year-old was allegedly made to do 400 sit-ups at a Dehradun-based coaching institute for “talking in the class”.
According to the police, an FIR has been registered against the institute’s mathematics teacher, Jai Singh, who made the student do 400 sit-ups on July 4. The student, a Meghalaya native, was preparing for defence entrance exams at the centre.
In an FIR on the back of a complaint by the students’ parents on July 14, it is claimed that the boy was unable to walk due to severe pain and swelling in his legs. The complaint, addressed to Laban police station in Shillong on July 14, was registered as an FIR at Vasant Vihar police station in Dehradun on July 21.
“Battling with pain, he somehow managed to attend the classes on July 7 and 8, but started experiencing tremendous pain, cramps, and spasms and had to be taken to an orthopaedic surgeon by his PG owner. Our son refrained from informing us initially to avoid giving us pain and anxiety, until his condition worsened and he had to be taken to the doctor for treatment,” the complaint said.
They had emailed twice to demand action against the faculty member, the FIR said.
“They acknowledged that the said incident occurred in the institution and that they have been made aware that one of their teachers behaved unacceptably towards our child, resulting in physical harm and further assured that strict action would be taken against the said person,” the complaint said, adding that as no action was taken against him.
“My son has since then missed all his classes and has been suffering physically, mentally and emotionally. The incident has traumatised us and has caused much distress to us,” it said.
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The complainant goes on to state that the victim was asked to go to the institute for verification of documents, the complaint alleges.
“It is not clear what verification they were talking about since all formalities were already completed in April during the time of his admission. They also issued a message to my son asking him to resume his classes from tomorrow (July 15) since he had not informed them of his absence in advance despite knowing his condition,” it said.
Pradeep Singh Rawat, the in-charge of the police station, said that after the FIR was registered in Meghalaya, it was transferred to Dehradun under section 117(2) BNS.
“We have started the probe and examined the crime scene, the classroom. The victim’s and his father’s statements have been recorded. The allegations are true prima facie,” he said.
