The police have begun a preliminary investigation into the complaint that a class 9 student was stripped and beaten up at a school in Pala by his classmates and videos were circulated on social media. The cops visited the student's house and collected his statement on Friday. Members of the child welfare committee, Kottayam also collected the statement of the student. 

The incident happened on January 10 in the classroom during recess at a school in Pala. According to the complaint, the boy was dragged by a group of seven of his classmates, thrashed and stripped in front of other students. Later, the video was uploaded to social media and circulated widely. 

"He was very silent and depressed since that day. We came to know about the incident and the video a day ago. Even yesterday, the boys tried to do the same thing in the classroom. He was scared and ran to the staff room and told teachers about the incident. There were scratch marks on his body, and they also groped his private part," the father of the boy said. The police said that statement has also been collected from school authorities as part of probe. Health Minister Veena George has also sought a report on the incident.