Minor student beaten up at private school in Karachi's Nazimabad

A case of alleged corporal punishment at a private school in Nazimabad’s Paposh Nagar area came to light on Tuesday.

According to eyewitnesses, female teachers, along with the school head, allegedly subjected a minor student to severe punishment. When the child’s mother arrived at the school to lodge a complaint, she and some other parents were also reportedly manhandled by staff members.

Expressing anger over the incident, the parents and local residents have urged the provincial education minister to take notice of the incident and order strict action against the teachers and school head.

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Earlier, a case was registered against three staff members of a private school in Karachi after a 25-year-old employee allegedly took his own life by jumping from the eighth floor of the school building in the Saddar area.

According to police, the incident occurred on September 1 within the jurisdiction of Brigade Police Station.

The FIR was filed on the complaint of the deceased’s brother, accusing the school administration of mental harassment that allegedly drove the young man, identified as Usman, to suicide.