A ninth grade student, 14 years old, died in Badar Ranj, Pakistan. after being brutally beaten by a private school teacher who punished him for not remembering his lesson.

The incident happened last Thursday, but This was not discovered until the victim died in a Faisalabad hospital due to the severity of the injuries, Pakistani television reported Geo TV.

The victim, identified as Samiula, was injured serious spinal injuries after being hit with a stick. He was transferred to a hospital in the nearby city of Sargodha and then to Faisalabad after his prognosis worsened.

The police confirmed that they have opened an investigation and that The perpetrator of the beating was arrested.

President of the National Commission for Child Rights Aisha Raza Farooq: She said she was “horrified and disturbed” by what happened. and announced “measures” in response to the incident.

Farooq recalled that Islamabad Capital Region has been implementing the Prohibition of Physical Punishment Act 2021 since 2021, which expressly prohibits physical punishment in public and private educational centers. “We are going to bring this issue to the assemblies as soon as they are formed so that these laws can be passed throughout the country,” he emphasized.

(according to information from Europe Press)