A young student has been tragically dead after being exposed to five hours of merciless physical abuse of his teachers in a mattress in the Khwazakhela area of SWAT in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Express News reported Tuesday.
The incident has triggered widespread anger and grief in the region. Family members and local residents walked the streets of protest and blocked the main road in Khwazakhela Bazaar and demanded severe punishment for the teachers involved.
According to a fellow student, the victim was limited to a space of three teachers who changed turns torturing him for five hours. The abuse continued without interruption, where each teacher inflicted additional pain until the child ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
Local residents have called on the government and the law enforcement authorities to implement stronger supervision and surveillance systems within Madrassas to prevent such horrible events. They have also called for immediate arrest and prosecution of the teachers involved in the assault.
