<p>A teacher of a PU college in Rajajinagar was terminated from service after a video of him beating a student in the classroom went viral on Friday.</p>.<p>Harish, an English teacher, reportedly lost his cool after first-year PU students turned unruly. According to the students, Harish grabbed a stick to punish a student who tried to defend himself. In the melee, Harish suffered a scratch on his hand, which outraged him further. “The teacher then beat him up in front of the whole class,” said the students.</p>.<p>The incident, which reportedly took place on Monday, was recorded by other students and uploaded on social media platforms.</p>.<p>According to college authorities, Harish joined the institute two months ago. C N Jyothi, principal, said, “We got to know about the incident on Wednesday evening, following which we informed the management. The management has terminated his services.”</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the student who was beaten up issued an apology to the principal saying the incident happened because of his “mischievous behaviour”.</p>.<p>The private unaided PU college is located in the constituency of state Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar. On his Facebook page, Kumar said, “The college management has decided to terminate the services of the ‘villain’ lecturer... a police complaint is also filed.”</p>
<p>A teacher of a PU college in Rajajinagar was terminated from service after a video of him beating a student in the classroom went viral on Friday.</p>.<p>Harish, an English teacher, reportedly lost his cool after first-year PU students turned unruly. According to the students, Harish grabbed a stick to punish a student who tried to defend himself. In the melee, Harish suffered a scratch on his hand, which outraged him further. “The teacher then beat him up in front of the whole class,” said the students.</p>.<p>The incident, which reportedly took place on Monday, was recorded by other students and uploaded on social media platforms.</p>.<p>According to college authorities, Harish joined the institute two months ago. C N Jyothi, principal, said, “We got to know about the incident on Wednesday evening, following which we informed the management. The management has terminated his services.”</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the student who was beaten up issued an apology to the principal saying the incident happened because of his “mischievous behaviour”.</p>.<p>The private unaided PU college is located in the constituency of state Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar. On his Facebook page, Kumar said, “The college management has decided to terminate the services of the ‘villain’ lecturer... a police complaint is also filed.”</p>