New Delhi: Taking corporal punishment to a whole new level, a class four student of Nushrat Ali Islamic Madrasa in Haryana was chained by the authorities in a bid to prevent him for bunking classes.

According to reports, the matter came to light when the father of the student lodged a police complaint demanding stern action against the school authorities, claiming that his son was chained for completing his homework. On investigation, it was revealed that the teachers in the madrasa took this uncommon step to prevent him from fleeing home to the madrasa without completing his course work.

"We did it to stop him from fleeing home during school hours," teachers reportedly told the police.

No one has been arrested so far, and the district child welfare committee has directed a team to probe the incident.

Two teachers have been charged with various Sections of the IPC, including 506 (threatening to life) and the Juvenile Justice Act.