Chhattisgarh school principal held after nursery student hit, mouth sealed with tape over 'Radhe Radhe' greeting

School principal Ila Evan Colvin was arrested under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Durg: A woman school principal was arrested in Durg in Chhattisgarh on Thursday for allegedly beating up a 3-and-half-year-old student and sticking tape on her mouth as punishment for using 'Radhe Radhe' as a greeting, a police official said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday morning in Mother Teresa English Medium School in Bagdumar village under Nandini police station limits, he said.

"The child studies in nursery in the school. School principal Ila Evan Colvin was arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 115(2) and 299 as well as section 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act for causing hurt, outraging religious feelings, cruelty to children, and other offences," he said.

"The school principal punished the girl by beating her and sticking tape on her mouth when she greeted by saying 'Radhe Radhe'," the official said quoting the First Information Report.