Complaint against school principal

The father of a 15-year-old boy has lodged a complaint with Cubbon Park Police on Monday that his son was slapped by the school principal.

The student studying in Stracey Memorial School was slapped by principal Kribanandan, a couple of days ago. 

It is said the principal just walked into the classroom and slapped the boy. 

The parents on noticing their son moody, enquired the reason and the boy explained the incident. Subsequently, the boy’s father lodged a complaint. 

Since it's a non-cognisable offence, the police have obtained court's permission to carry out criminal procedure against the principal. 

Engineer killed in mishap

A 24-year-old software engineer was killed in a road accident near Sarjapura Main Road under Madiwala Traffic Police limits on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased, Sandeep Singh, 24, a native of Delhi, came under the wheels of the lorry, when it rammed the bike he was riding pillion with his friend Jiju, 24. 

Singh succumbed to his injuries, while Jiju, suffered minor injuries. The driver fled, abandoning the vehicle.