Poly student dies after beaten by teacher in Chennai

Chennai: A second-year student of a private polytechnic died after he was allegedly beaten up by a teacher of the institution on Wednesday near Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. Protesting against this, students blocked the Villupuram-Tiruchy NH. Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them. 

The student has been identified as D. Prabhakaran hailing from Govindasalai in Puducherry, who is doing his second year automobile course at Villupuram Ezhimalai Polytechnic. He was rushed to the Villupuram government medical college hospital where he was pronounced dead. The teacher Gunasekharan, 40, has been arrested.