Principal cuts hair of four boys for damaging bench

A high school principal here allegedly abused four students and cut their hair after they damaged a bench in their class, police said Friday after registering a complaint in this regard.

Four class-8 students -- Sidharth Pandey, Shivam Kumar, Shubham Kumar and Gulshan Kumar -- have accused Ruby Singh, principal of Devi Dayal High School here of humiliating them and cutting their hair after a school bench was damaged.

Patna Superintendent of Police Shivdeep Lande said an FIR has been registered and police have begun investigation in the case.

"We would take proper action after interrogating the accused principal," he said.