Uttar Pradesh: Two teachers arrested for allegedly assaulting child in madrasa

The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur on Saturday said that two teachers at a madrasa have been arrested for allegedly beating a child.

While the alleged assault took place six months ago, a video of it was circulated widely on social media on Friday, The Indian Express reported. A first information report was filed on Saturday after a local resident filed a police complaint on the basis of the video.

In his complaint, the man claimed that the footage appeared to be from a madrasa near his home. The video showed one of the teachers physically assaulting a child with a stick, while the other teacher held him down, he said.

The two teachers who have been arrested have been identified as Junaid and Shoaib.

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➡️कस्बा गंगोह जनपद सहारनपुर का सोशल मीडिया पर एक वीडियो वायरल हो रहा है, जिसमे एक मदरसे के छात्र की 02 व्यक्ति पिटाई करते दिखाई दे रहे है जिसमे थाना गंगोह पर तत्काल संज्ञान लेकर अभियोग पंजीकृत किया गया है तथा पुलिस द्वारा त्वरित… pic.twitter.com/RIEwVMcAjv— Saharanpur Police (@saharanpurpol) April 4, 2026

The two teachers were booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to voluntarily causing hurt and punishment for assault or criminal force as well as sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Right to...

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