Police in Bhalwal city of Punjab on Saturday booked a teacher suspected of beating a teenager student to death.

The victim, identified as 14-year-old Samiullah, was a student of class-9 at Punjab Learners School System in Badar Ranjha, falling under the jurisdictions of Midh Ranjha Police Station.

The father of the victim Saifullah filed a first information report, in which he alleged that Fahad Khurram beat the student to death with a wooden stick on February 29 after he failed to memorise his lessons.

Saifullah did not file a complaint against the suspect as his son was being treated at a hospital, however, the student died on March 8 after which Saifullah approached the police.

Meanwhile, sources in the police said that Khurram could not be arrested as he had secured a protective bail from the court.