Ahmedabad Teacher Detained After Brutal Classroom Assault Caught on CCTV

The teacher and principal of Madhav Public School have been suspended following the viral video showing the teacher's violent actions against a student.

• Abhishek Patel, a mathematics teacher, was seen on CCTV footage twisting a student's arm, pulling his hair, and slamming him against a wall.
• The incident occurred on September 24 at Madhav Public School in Vatva, Ahmedabad, and the video has since gone viral.
• Following the video's spread, the District Education Officer issued a notice to the school, resulting in the suspension of both the teacher and the principal.
• Legal action is being taken against Patel, who has been detained by the Vatva police after a complaint was lodged by the student's parents.
• Corporal punishment is illegal in India, with laws such as the RTE Act, 2009, and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, making it a punishable offense.

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