Principal Of Haryana School Where 8-Year-Old Assaulted Girl, 6, Suspended

What happened: Panchkula Police filed an FIR against the principal, class in-charge and a school chowkidar after an 8-year-old allegedly assaulted a 6-year-old at a Haryana school. The principal has been suspended. Why it matters: The FIR cites provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, extending police action to school staff over the incident.

Panchkula Police filed an FIR against the principal, class in-charge and a school chowkidar after an 8-year-old allegedly assaulted a 6-year-old at a Haryana school. The principal has been suspended.

The FIR cites provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, extending police action to school staff over the incident.