DAV Public School Walmi has constituted a nine-member committee to probe the alleged assault on Class IX student Daksh Kumar by a teacher.

Daksh, 14, on Tuesday filed a complaint with the school administration alleging that English teacher P.K. Bhuyian had thrashed him. Daksh's family later lodged a police complaint against Bhuyian.

The school has issued a show-cause notice to the teacher, seeking his reply on the incident. The teacher in his reply to the school principal denied he had beaten up Daksh.

Principal Kunwar Jee Sinha said: "The nine-member committee is headed by Rajesh Kumar, the state project officer of Walmi. The other members are two parent representatives and six teachers."

Neither Bhuyian nor Daksh attended school on Wednesday.

Bhuyian in his reply submitted to the school administration is learnt to have also stated: "The boy (Daksh) is irregular at classes and never pays attention to studies. Last week, while I was passing through the corridor, I heard Daksh using abusive language. I do not know whether he was using it against me or someone else. I asked him not to use such abusive words on campus."

According to Bhuyian, he had told warned Daksh that he would inform his parents and the principal about his frequent absences from class. On Tuesday's incident, Bhuyian said: "I don't know how Daksh suffered the injuries."

The principal said there were contradictions in the statements of Daksh and his mother. "While Daksh said Bhuyian had assaulted him, his mother stated that he received injuries after he met with an accident on the campus," Sinha said.

The Telegraph spoke to several students and teachers to learn what could have happened on Tuesday.

A Class IX student said: "I don't know how Daksh received the injuries. But even if we presume that he was beaten up or he had fallen somewhere, such incidents can be solved in the school itself. We were surprised to know through newspapers that his parents have lodged a police complaint."

Sources in the school alleged that a few teachers instigated Daksh and his parents to lodge the police complaint against the teacher.

Neither Daksh nor his parents were ready to talk to The Telegraph. Daksh's brother-in-law Dipak Kumar Yadav said: "Daksh didn't attend the school because he was scared after the incident."

Mohan Singh, the investigating officer in the case filed at Phulwarisharif police station, on Wednesday visited the school and spoke with the principal, teachers and students seeking feedback on the incident. "The teachers and children claimed ignorance. Some claimed Daksh met with an accident in the school washroom," Singh said.