India, Aug. 20 -- A 40-year-old warden of a Rajasthan hostel was arrested for allegedly assaulting minors with hot iron rods as punishment for urinating on their hostel beds, police said.

The residential hostel, run by the Harpalethar Mahadev Temple since 2008 in the Sedwa area of Barmer district, came under the scanner after a child fled and informed his relatives that students were being branded with a hot iron rod.

Photographs of the injuries were widely shared on social media, sparking outrage.

Family members of other children staying at the hostel visited the premises and alleged that several children had burn injuries on their legs, prompting them to file a complaint.

Narayan Giri, a resident of Bharatpur, was arrested. "We have...