In a shocking incident, Shahzil Islam, the controversial MLA of Bhojipura in Bareilly, and his wife Ayesha Islam, who is a Samajwadi Party leader, stormed into Class 5 of Hartmann School in the city and repeatedly slapped a 10-year-old boy in front of the entire class on Wednesday.

The boy is a classmate of the MLA’s son, who was reportedly being bullied by him. The shocked minor refused to attend school on Thursday.

Shahzil Islam, MLA of Bhojipura in Bareilly, and his wife Ayesha Islam, a Samajwadi Party leader, stormed into Class 5 of Hartmann School in the city and repeatedly slapped a 10-year-old boy in front of the entire class

The school principal, Herman Minj, has confirmed the incident.

However, he remained silent when asked how someone could be allowed to give corporal punishment to a child in the school.

“The politician and his wife had held the boy by his ear and brought him to my office. They wanted to warn him,” Minj told newspersons.

The boy’s mother told the media: “The MLA and his wife suddenly entered the classroom while it was in session. He pulled my son by his hair and slapped him many times in front of everyone. Then they dragged him for about 100 metres to the principal’s room.”

The boy said: “His (MLA’s) son used to fight with us. But the teacher couldn’t say anything because of the fear of the man who attacked me.”