A Sanskrit school teacher in Karnataka was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly brutally assaulting a nine-year-old student. The incident in Chitradurga district, believed to have taken place many months ago, came to light recently after a video of the teacher hitting the student went viral on Monday.

The police have arrested Veeresh Hiremath, the teacher at the Sanskrit Vedadhyayan school in Nayakanhatti, Challakere taluk. In the video, Hiremath can be seen hitting the student’s head and back before pushing him with his foot after the boy reportedly contacted his grandmother by phone, said an officer.

According to the officer, Hiremath continued the attack despite the boy raising his hands defensively. Residents alleged that attempts were made to suppress the case.

The incident recorded

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