Jajpur, Aug 26 (PTI) A class 10 student has been hospitalised after being allegedly beaten up by the headmaster of a government school in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said on Thursday.

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The headmaster of the high school at Maalia in Binjharpur block had on Wednesday thrashed the student when he failed to answer a question, a senior officer said.

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The student suffered injuries and was admitted to a local health facility. Later, he was shifted to the district hospital after his condition deteriorated.

A case has been registered on the basis of a complaint by the student's father, and an investigation is on, Binjharpur police station inspector in-charge Amarendra Dash said.

According to the hospital authorities, the student is now stable, he added.

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