Schoolteacher admits to thrashing student: CEO

Schoolteacher admits to thrashing student: CEO Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Jammu, November 7
The teacher, who on Thursday allegedly thrashed a Class XII student of Government Higher Secondary School, Gambhir Mughlan in Rajouri district, finally confessed before the chief education officer (CEO) that he had thrashed the boy when the latter refused to provide him the phone number of a girl student.

Though an inquiry report is yet to come in this regard, ML Sharma, CEO, Rajouri district, said, “The guilty teacher, Shahid Mughal, has admitted his fault. He has admitted that when the student refused to give him the girl’s number, he thrashed the boy.”

Sharma added, “I have sought an inquiry report from the school principal, who will submit it on November 9 when the offices will resume after a gap of holidays.”

He further said the final action would only be taken against the teacher when the report would be submitted in this regard. “So far, the teacher has been barred from taking the classes,” added Sharma.

Meanwhile, victim Shariq Nissar has lodged a complaint with the police seeking strict action against the accused.

In his complaint, Nissar has alleged that when he reached the school on November 3, contractual teacher Shahid Mughal asked the phone number of a girl student and on his refusal, the teacher started beating him.

The Manjakote police has been investigating the matter. The victim’s father has also alleged that they were afraid of any further attack from the teacher’s side as he belonged to an influential family.