BAHAWALNAGAR: Police on Sunday registered a case against a schoolteacher at Marot for allegedly torturing a child.

Aleeza, a student of grade 4 at the Government Girls Primary School, 315 HR, Marot was tortured by Nusrat Perveen. The child suffered injuries as her father Ghulam Rasool said that the teacher tortured her daughter for not bringing the B Form and when her condition deteriorated, the teacher told her to leave the school.

He said when he was told about the incident, he took his daughter to hospital where she was undergoing treatment.The father said that on his complaint, the Marot police lodged an FIR against the teacher but were reluctant to arrest her.

Marot SHO Saifullah Hanif said the teacher was on interim bail and police could not arrest her.

Education CEO Ms Shahida Hafeez said the teacher had been suspended from service and an inquiry initiated. She said departmental action would be taken against her.

Published in Dawn, March 15th, 2021