Raigarh: A female teacher of a government school allegedly beat up a six-year-old girl and locked her in the bathroom in Kharsia in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh. Police have arrested the teacher and investigation is on. Police said the concerned teacher was accused of administering corporal punishment to a pupil eight years back.
After getting information about the incident, a team of the Women and Child Development department along with police reached the teacher's house and rescued the girl. It is being alleged that the teacher used to repeat the incident frequently. The accused, named Asha Agarwal is posted as a teacher in a government primary school in Bansmuda of Kharsia development block. Her husband works in the transportation sector in Bishrampur area.
Police said the girl is the daughter of the driver of Agarwal family. The girl's father handed her over to the family for educating her citing poverty. The girl has been staying with the teacher for the last two years.
