A teacher was thrashed by the parents of a seven-year-old student for allegedly beating up their kid at a government-aided school in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu, officials said.

A video of the incident which is doing the rounds on the internet shows the boy’s parents Sivalingam (34) and Selvi (28), storming into the classroom at the government-aided Hindu Primary School in Tuticorin district and getting into a verbal confrontation with the teacher, identified as R Bharat.

The child’s mother, Selvi is heard yelling at the teacher its illegal to beat a child and who gave him the right to do so, while also threatening to thrash the teacher with her slippers. The boy’s father, Sivalingam then chases the teacher around the school premises and assaults him even as other children look on in horror.

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Sivalingam also tries to attack the teacher with a brick even as the school headmistress, Guruvammal (60), tries to reason with the man while another teacher is heard screaming for help.

A senior police official said the couple and the boy’s grandfather, Munuswamy, have been arrested for the assault, criminal intimidation, conspiracy, and preventing a government employee from discharging duties.

A case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is underway, the official said.

The child’s parents and grandfather have alleged that Bharat thrashed the kid on Monday, however the teacher has denied the charges and instead claimed he had asked the Class 2 student for changing seats as he wasn’t paying attention in the class and fighting with other children.

Bharat claimed that the child fell while changing seats and then went home and complained to his grandfather Munuswamy that the teacher had assaulted him.

Police said the boy’s parents and his grandfather went to the school to seek an explanation where they attacked R Bharat.

Further investigations are underway, they said.

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Day after Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed the AAP government over the law and order situation by dubbed the hunt of pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his aids as a conspiracy to defame the Sikh community for communal polarisation and electoral benefits. Akali Dal on Wednesday swung in to offer legal assistance to those arrested during the clampdown.

As per the reports, Sukhbir Singh Badal took to Twitter for the second consecutive day to talk about the Amritpal Singh crackdown and wrote that his party has agreed to offer complete legal assistance to all Sikh youth arrested in the ongoing extra-constitutional crackdown in Punjab.

The tweet by Badal also read that they are offering legal aid in order to safeguard the rights of the youth from being violated by the AAP Government in Punjab. The tweet also put out the contacts of the legal aid that the families of the arrested can approach to access.

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Recently the Akali Dal Chief also put out a series of tweets that stressed on the unity and integrity of India and further condemned the divisive outfits for polarising the communal harmony in Punjab. The tweet also read that the Sikh community has always been at the forefront of making sacrifices for the nation.

In another tweet, Badal wrote and claimed that attempts are being made to malign the Sikh community for electoral benefits. He further wrote and affirmed to the Punjabi community that Akali Dal will fight for every community including all minorities. Another tweet also slammed the arrest of the innocent youth and dubbed it to be a bid done under the garb of the crackdown of Amritpal Singh.

He further urged the authorities to stop the arrest to clear the Punjabis from feeling insecure in the state. As per the reports, so far the Punjab Police have arrested more that 100 associates of Amritpal Singh and held them for questioning. The prime accused Amritpal Singh, who spoke in favour of Khalitan, continues to be at large as the man hunt continues.

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A harrowing story has come to light from Delhi where the body of a 24-year-old man was recovered from inside a hotel in the national capital. As per the reports, the man allegedly died by suicide after overdosing on oxygen.

As per the reports, the victim, identified as Nitesh, stayed in the hotel in Adarsh Nagar with his friend and checked out the next day. However, subsequently the same day, Nitesh checked back into the hotel again.

As per the reports, the victim had been under stress from the increasing cost of the treatment for his illness which drove the man to take the drastic decision. Nitesh had entered the room with a small bag, said reports.

The body of the man was recovered from inside his hotel, according to the reports, Nitesh’s face was covered with a plastic bag that was connected to a small oxygen cylinder. It was reported that the 24-year-old man learned about this method online. When one takes in excess oxygen, the heart rate drops which leads to oxygen poisoning.

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It was also reported that a suicide note was recovered near where his body was found. In the letter, Nitesh talked about the struggles to pay for his treatment due to his prolonged illness. Nitesh, in his suicide note, also wrote about how he didn’t want his family to pay for his treatment anymore.

As per the Police, Nitesh researched painless ways to end his life and used a method which he learned during his research.

Another case of a similar nature came to the fore when a woman died by suicide subsequently after her husband committed suicide in South Delhi. It was reported that the 32-year-old woman was a resident of Hudco place in South Delhi.

The friend of the husband. who informed the police about the woman, told the media that the 32-year-old woman died by suicide after learning about the suicide of her husband.

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