Two FIRs were lodged against the management of a private school here for allegedly holding some students and their parents captive over a fee-related dispute, officials said on Thursday.

According to police, over 30 students of the school were forced to stay inside a room on May 7. When the parents of these students reached the school, they too were held captive inside the campus for over two hours.

The school management has denied the allegations.

Inspector-general of police Ramit Sharma said: “I received a complaint against the management of Hartmann College for holding some students and their parents captive. I have directed the officials concerned to take suitable action against the accused.”

On the direction of the IGP, an FIR against the school was lodged at Izzatnagar police station on Wednesday night.

School principal Anil Kullu, teacher Shalini Juneja, office-in-charge Jewel Massey and one Roshan have been named as accused in the FIR.

Based on the complaint of a parent, Saif-ur-Rehman, the accused have been booked under IPC Sections 342 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

The first FIR on the incident had been lodged on Tuesday evening on the complaint of another parent.

The senior superintendent of Police (SSP) of Bareilly, Rohit Singh Sajwan, said: “A police team is investigating the matter and two separate FIRs have been lodged.... Our team is collecting evidence before taking further action against the accused.”