An 11-year-old boy was so badly thrashed by his teacher for not completing a drawing assignment that his face is partially paralysed and his eyesight, too, has been affected. The Pune-based Shri Shivaji Preparatory Military School (SSPMS) has terminated the teacher Sandeep Gade's services and the police have arrested him after the parents filed a police case. According to the child, Prasanna Patil's parents, the incident took place between November 1 and 3.

The agonising incident
Prasanna's father, Shailendra, a farmer and resident of Indapur, said, "On November 3, I came to pick up both my sons from the school hostel, when I noticed that Prasanna's face and hand were swollen. His face looked like it was paralysed, but I assumed it was because of some sporting activity and did not ask him about it. But, when we reached home, he got a fever."