In the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, a case was opened on Saturday after a teacher beat a student at a government higher secondary school. The student said he was attacked because he had written “Jai Shri Ram” on the classroom’s blackboard when he was taken to the hospital.
The principal of the school and the accused instructor were both named in a FIR filed by the police.
The instructor and the principal are accused of violating Sections 323 of the Indian Penal Code (voluntarily causing harm), Sections 342 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (wrongful confinement), Sections 504 of the Indian Penal Code (intentional insult), and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (criminal intimidation).
This comes a day after a video showing a teacher at a school in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, ordering her pupils to beat up a Muslim student surfaced online. The teacher was heard saying, “I have declared jitne bhi Mohammedan bachhe hai…” as she called on the other students in turn to strike the Muslim pupil.
Following the event in Kathua, the Deputy Commissioner announced the formation of a three-person team to conduct an investigation. The Sub Divisional Magistrate of Bani, the Deputy Chief Education Officer of Kathua, and the headmaster of the public higher secondary school in Kharote make up the members.
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