India, Feb. 15 -- A 12-year-old Class VIII student in Gurugram has been placed on a liquid diet after doctors discovered fractures in his jaw joint and teeth roots, following an alleged assault by three teachers and the principal inside his school in Bhondsi on January 28. Police provided an update on the case on Saturday, detailing the severity of the injuries discovered during the boy's treatment at the civil hospital in Sector 10A.

Police officials confirmed that medical examinations revealed fractures in the boy's left jaw joint and teeth roots, resulting in swelling and extreme pain that has left him unable to eat. The incident came to light when school authorities informed the boy's mother of his injury on January 28. Upon arrival,...