Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19 -- A complaint has been lodged against a faculty member of Nayagarh Nuagaon College after a student was allegedly assaulted for failing to complete homework. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred when a first-year student was reportedly beaten by a Physics lecturer, identified as Jyotiprakash, for not submitting assigned homework. The student allegedly sustained visible marks on his body following the altercation.

Family members of the injured student approached the local police station and filed a complaint, alleging that the lecturer physically assaulted two first-year students as punishment for incomplete homework.

The co...