Raigarh, Apr 14 (PTI) A woman teacher from a private school has been booked for thrashing a 3-year-old student in Chattisgarh's Raigarh district, more than 9 months after the alleged incident took place, an official said on Friday.

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Police on Thursday registered a case against the teacher following a directive of the Chhattisgarh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the official said.

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A parent had approached the City Kotwali police station on July 7, 2022, accusing a woman teacher from the private school of beating his 3-year-old son, a nursery student.

A case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and further investigation is on, he added.

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