Eight teachers from a prominent school in Bulandshahr, UP, have been booked for severely beating a 17-year-old Dalit student, resulting in head wounds and fractures. This incident occurred after the teachers objected to the student's haircut. The victim's parents were initially pressured into a compromise but later filed an FIR due to continued threats.
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