Chinsurah, Aug. 10: Benga- li teacher Subhankar Sarkar was beaten up this afternoon by guardians who came looking for his colleague, who had allegedly caned three students.

Sarkar, a teacher of Makhla High School in Uttarpara, 25km from Calcutta, has been hospitalised.

Subdivisional police officer Ajoy Thakur said about a dozen guardians stormed the staff room looking for English teacher Nitish Biswas.