NEDUPUZHA: The teacher, who was absconding in connection with the brutal caning of a five-year-old boy in Thrissur, has been arrested. Celine (29), a native of Tirur, and a teacher at St Joseph's UP School, Kuriachira in Thrissur, surrendered at the police station after she was denied anticipatory bail. The Nedupuzha police recorded the arrest on Wednesday night. The teacher, who was produced before the court, was granted bail. The case will be considered on Friday. Celine, the class teacher, caned the five-year-old boy below both knees for allegedly not writing a diary.

Nedupuzha police registered a case on Monday on the complaint of the parents. The teacher was not arrested by the police even after a week of the incident. The parent alleged that the police did not arrest the teacher under the influence of the school management. The teacher was suspended following the incident.