NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 31, 2002: Shambu Nath Singh, the teacher of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s primary school at Sultanpuri accused of meting out corporal punishment to an eight-year-old girl, was arrested on Thursday by the Delhi Police. Last Monday, Shambhu, 33, had grabbed Rachna’s hair and repeatedly struck her forehead against a table until her hair came out by the roots. She had failed to read aloud a passage in Hindi to his satisfaction. She now has a bald patch and refuses to go back to school. Shambhu has been charged with voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint. He is currently out on bail. Officials of the Department of Education met on Thursday to initiate proceedings against Shambhu. He has already been suspended from the school where he worked since 1995. MCD Councillor Bansal said he would ensure the girl was given Rs 50,000 as compensation by the MCD. He also said action will be taken against O.P. Yadhuvanshi, the MCD area officer of Najafgarh zone, for not visiting the schools in his area regularly.
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