Tumakuru: A private school teacher who has sentenced a seven-year-old student has been sentenced to three years of hard prison by the 3rd additional civilian judge and JMFC court in Tumaku.
The verdict was stated last month and was released on Tuesday.
In a press release issued by the Information Department, around 3.30 in February 17, 2011, Teacher, Farhat Fathima of Bharat Mata School in Idgah Mohalla of Tumakuru, whipping a female student because he did not study properly, hurt the child in his left eye.
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The girl’s parents filed a complaint with the Tilak Spear Police Station.
Police Sub-Inspector Nesh Patil submitted FIR and after conducting an investigation, handed over Chargesheet to court.
Judge Sharada Koppad sentenced him to three years in prison and imposed a fine of RS 10,000.
Assistant Prosecutor G Basavaraj said the teacher had paid a fine and was released on the guarantee.
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