Hatton, a 10th year school girl was admitted to the Kotagala Regional Hospital for treatment after being hit by the principal of a school in Kotagala area.
The District Medical Officer of the hospital Savitri Sharma said that the injured school girl was transferred to the Dik Oya Base Hospital for further treatment.
For the Teacher Appreciation Ceremony to be held in the concerned school, Rs. The abducted schoolgirl has stated that the principal scolded her brother harshly for not paying her brother, who is studying in the same school, an amount of 300.
At that time, she said, “Sir, don’t blame my brother. Father works nearby. I will tell my father and ask for the money,” she said to the principal, and at that time she mentioned that the principal brutally beat her with a broom handle.
The schoolgirl further told our reporter that her father rushed to the school and rescued her from the principal after hearing her screams.
The father of the assaulted schoolgirl has stated that he has four children and his wife has gone abroad for domestic work due to financial difficulties in her family.
Accordingly, he has said that his four children are under the care of the grandmother.
He has filed a complaint with the Dimbula Pathana Police saying that when he went to the school to rescue his daughter, the principal and Dr. Manadalaya also abused him and tried to attack him.
When our reporter asked the principal who allegedly attacked her in this regard, he mentioned that he hit the schoolgirl several times with a small stick for disciplinary reasons.
According to the proposal of the school development committee, the principal has stated that the student leader of the school is collecting money for the teacher appreciation ceremony and that he did not attack the student for asking for money.
He has further mentioned that he also complained to the Dimbula Pathana police about the schoolgirl’s father, who came to the school trying to attack him.
