MARGAO: The Margao police on Tuesday booked a principal of a city-based prominent school for allegedly assaulting a Std VIII student on January 27.
Even as the 13-year old boy is under observation at the Hospicio hospital after he complained of giddiness and pain, the Margao police registered an FIR against the principal under Section 323 and 506 (II) of the IPC, besides Section 8 of the Goa Children’s Act.
Margao police station in-charge PI Kapil Nayak told the media that the victim boy’s father has lodged a complaint with the police stating that his minor son studying in the city-based school was assaulted by the school principal on January 27 morning. “As per the complaint, the boy was standing outside the class when he was sent out by the class teacher. The principal is alleged to have come and assaulted the boy with blows on his nose and ears. I have started an inquiry which has revealed that the boy was sent out by the class teacher and when he was standing outside, the principal came and allegedly assaulted the boy and further threatened him to break his jaws if he comes to school again,” PI Kapil said, adding that the incident occurred around 11 am on January 27.
The investigating officer said he had called the parents of the victim boy as well as the school principal on Tuesday morning after which the police decided to go ahead and register an FIR against the school principal.
Asked to comment on the condition of the victim boy, PI Kapil said that the boy is presently under observation, adding that the medical report is awaited from the hospital.
The mother of the boy told the media persons at Hospicio that her son was sent out of the class after he was found talking. “Outside, my son was holding on to the grill when the principal who was passing by began assaulting him. My son told me that he was later bleeding from his nose because of the assault on him,” she said.
She said the boy did not narrate the incident of Saturday until Monday when he refused to go to school complaining of headache. “After questioning, he narrated the entire incident how he was assaulted by the principal,” she added.
