Palghar, Maharashtra: A shocking incident has come to light from a government-run primary school in Jambulmatha, Jawhar, where several students fled into a nearby jungle after allegedly being beaten by a teacher for returning late from fetching water.

According to parents, on November 14, Loknath Jadhav, a teacher from the Zilla Parishad school, had sent a group of students to fetch water from a spring located nearly one to two kilometres away. When the children returned after a delay, Jadhav allegedly thrashed them severely. Terrified by the assault, other students reportedly abandoned the school premises and hid in the forest out of fear.

Despite the matter being brought to the notice of the Panchayat Samiti’s administrative department, parents allege that no action has been taken so

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