Commotion prevailed at a private school in Dammapeta town on Wednesday when the parents of a class IX girl student allegedly beat up a teacher of the school, accusing him of harassing their daughter on the school premises.

The aggrieved parents reportedly visited the school in the afternoon to lodge a complaint with the school management. They took the “errant teacher” to task on the school grounds. In a fit of rage, the girl’s mother allegedly beat him with footwear accusing him of subjecting her daughter to constant harassment and mental agony.

However, the teacher rebutted the charges even as the relatives of the girl grilled him in public view. Meanwhile, police arrived at the spot and defused tension.