School Principal hangs child upside down from building in Uttar Pradesh

In a disturbing incident, the principal of a private school hung a child upside down from the 1st floor of the school building as a punishment.

The picture of the boy dangling down and many children looking on, has gone viral on social media.

District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar, taking cognizance of the matter, has ordered the basic education officer to investigate the matter. He also ordered a complaint to be filed against the principal.

According to reports, the incident took place in the Sadbhavna Shikshan Sansthan Junior High School in Ahraura town in UP, on Thursday.

The school principal, Manoj Vishwakarma, apparently, got angry with Sonu Yadav, a Class 2 student, for being ‘naughty while eating’.

In a fit of rage, he grabbed the kid by one of his legs and hung him from the 1st floor balcony of the school building to teach him a lesson in front of other students.

Vishwakarma pulled up the child only after he screamed and begged for forgiveness. The incident was captured on camera and uploaded on social media.

Sonu’s father Ranjit Yadav said, “My son had only gone to eat gol gappa (water balls) with the other children and they were being a little naughty. For this, the principal meted out such a punishment which could have endangered my son’s life.”