Teacher thrashes student for petty fight

HYDERABAD: A 15-year-old boy of an Arabic school on the outskirts of the city was beaten up by his teacher leading to severe injuries following a petty dispute between the students. The boy suffered injuries on his hands, thighs and on the abdomen.The incident took place in the Jamia Riyaz Arabic schools which teaches Quran to students.The injured student, Riyazuddin, is studying fourth year Quran course in the residential school.According to Medipally police inspector S Krishna Prasad, Riyazuddin and his classmates had a tiff over a petty issue in the school on Thursday night. "The students fought with each other and one of them suffered a minor injury. Following complaint from other boys, the warden-cum-teacher of the school, Mohd Wahid on Friday summoned Riyazuddin and beat him up holding him responsible for the dispute,' the inspector said.Riyazuddin later called up his father, Fayaz, a tailor from Ghatkesar, and informed him about the injuries.Fayaz along with his relatives reached the school and picked up an argument with the school management.Later, he lodged a complaint with the police.