{"id":52048,"date":"2025-09-29T16:07:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=52048"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:37:54","slug":"school-principal-cab-driver-arrested-in-panipat-for-hanging-child-upside-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/school-principal-cab-driver-arrested-in-panipat-for-hanging-child-upside-down\/","title":{"rendered":"School principal, cab driver arrested in Panipat for hanging child upside down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panipat: A seven-year-old boy was allegedly beaten and hung upside down from a window at a private school in Panipat, leading to the arrest of the school principal and a cab driver.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which occurred on August 13 at Srijan Public School in Viratnagar, came to light on Saturday after a video of the assault went viral on social media. The boy\u2019s parents, shocked by the footage, lodged a complaint with Model Town police.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the cab driver, identified as Ajay, tied the child\u2019s legs with a rope, hung him from the window, slapped him, recorded the video, and shared it online. Another video also surfaced showing Principal Reena slapping two students in front of their classmates.<\/p>\n<p>The education department immediately issued a notice to the school and ordered its closure. A case has been registered against Ajay, and police have launched further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s mother said her son, a second-class student, had admitted to her that \u201cAjay uncle\u201d assaulted him in school. 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