Daijiworld Media Network – Chitradurga

Chitradurga, Oct 22: A teacher who brutally assaulted a 9-year-old student at a Sanskrit Vedadhyayan school in Nayakanhatti, Challakere taluk, has finally been arrested, following widespread outrage across the state. The accused, Veeresh Hiremath, allegedly physically attacked the student, Tarun, striking him on the head and back and pushing him with his foot in an inhumane manner.

The horrifying incident, which occurred in February 2025, was captured on a mobile camera and went viral, prompting condemnation from government leaders, including minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar.

The Chitradurga police traced and arrested Hiremath in Kalaburagi. He was brought back to Nayakanhatti and presented before the Challakere court, which remanded him in judicial cus

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