Summary Hasnain was severely beaten by PT teacher Mumtaz Hamdani in Pormiyana village, near Hasanabdal.
ATTOK: A student of eighth class in a village of Attock district died after his teacher punished him for coming late to school.
Muhammad Hasnain was severely beaten by PT teacher, Mumtaz Hamdani, at the school in Pormiyana village, near Hasanabdal on Saturday, local police said.
Badly beaten Hasnain was admitted to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Hasanabdal where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police said the teacher had been arrested on charges of torturing and murdering the boy.
Police said the post-mortem report has also confirmed physical torture as the cause of death.
People of the area took to streets and protested against the school teacher.
