School teacher fined for pinching student's cheeks

Chennai: The Madras high court has directed a woman teacher to pay a fine of Rs 50,000 for pinching the cheeks of a student. Mehrunnisa, a teacher at Kesari Higher Secondary School here, was accused in 2012 of pinching her student's cheeks to punish him. The boy's mother first took the matter to the state human rights commission which imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. Not satisfied with the quantum of compensation, the mother approached the high court which told the teacher to pay a fine of Rs 50,000.