Accused Of Defending His Students Only For Spelling Mistakes, This Teacher Becomes A Police Fugitive

JAKARTA - Police are looking for a teacher accused of beating a student to death just by spelling, officers said on Tuesday.

The incident has led to violent protests and raised concerns.

tujuh Dohre (15), beaten with a stick and kicked until he fainted by his teacher earlier this month after misspelling the word "social" in the exam, according to his father's police report.

He died of his injuries on Monday at a hospital in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

The teacher is reported to have fled.

"He is a fugitive, but we will arrest him soon," police officer Mahendra▁permintaan Singh told AFP, launching The National News September 27.

totaling a member of the Dalit community, which sits on the lowest child of India's caste system, has experienced prejudice and discrimination for centuries.

As a result of this incident, hundreds of people took to the streets on Monday, after news of violators spreading in Auraiya District, where the attack occurred.

Crowds demanded the arrest of the teacher before the cremation of a boy's body, as well as burning a police vehicle.

About a dozen protesters have been arrested, Singh said.

"We used force to extinguish the masses and the situation was under control," said Police Inspector Charu Nigam.