[GEO.TV] Authorities have sealed the unregistered seminary in Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...
where a 14-year-old student died after being subjected to alleged torture by a teacher, District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Umar said on Wednesday.
A young student was allegedly beaten to death by his teachers at a seminary in Swat's Khwazakhela area. He was rushed to the nearest hospital by students and teachers, but doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
Addressing a presser today, DPO Umar confirmed that the fatal incident involved the teenage student who died due to the teacher's alleged beating.
He noted that two of the four suspects named in the first information report (FIR) have been arrested, while nine other individuals have also been taken into custody in connection with the case.
He said the madrassa was operating without registration and has now been sealed.
Calling the incident ''regrettable,'' the police officer added that the police have registered the case on their own behalf and will not succumb to political pressure during the investigation.
A day earlier, it was reported that physical abuse was a longstanding issue at the madrassa, with multiple students subjected to
DPO Umar said that a case has been registered under Section 302 (premeditated murder) along with relevant provisions of the Child Protection Act. The police had recovered objects used to torture the students from the premises.
In May this year, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regulatory Authority, prohibited corporal punishment in private schools, instructing the latter to ensure implementation of this ban.