India, Feb. 8 -- The death of a 13-year-old student following alleged corporal punishment at a private school in Assam's Tinsukia district has triggered widespread outrage across Upper Assam, with the police arresting a teacher and widening the probe into the institution's functioning.

Utpal Taye, a Class VIII student of Sankardev Sishu Niketan under Phillobari police station, died on Friday night at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh, where he had been undergoing treatment since Thursday. Police and family members alleged that the boy was beaten by a teacher on the school premises.

Scenes of grief unfolded at the family's residence on Sunday as Utpal's mother, Dipti Rekha Taye, repeatedly lost consciousness. Famil...