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New Indian Express
06-08-2025
- New Indian Express
Headmistress suspended for assaulting Class-II student in Odisha
JAGATSINGHPUR: The headmistress of Dagarapara government upper primary school in Jagatsinghpur's Tirtol was suspended on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a Class-II student. The accused headmistress, Jharanabala Das, has also been booked by Tirtol police on charges of voluntarily causing grievous injury to the six-year-old boy. Sources said the incident took place on August 2. Das allegedly thrashed the boy brutally for talking during the class. She also reportedly inserted a stick into the child's mouth while beating him, causing injuries to his tongue. The kid was subsequently shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack for treatment. On receiving a complaint from the student's parents in this connection, block education officer (BEO) of Kujang Manoj Kumar Behera sent a team to the school to conduct an inquiry. Investigation confirmed that the headmistress was guilty of physically assaulting the child. The BEO said the conduct of the headmistress is a violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 which strictly prohibits corporal punishment of students in schools. 'Das has been placed under suspension for negligence and violating rights of children,' Behera added. Meanwhile on Monday, the boy's grandfather Prasant Mallick filed an FIR against the headmistress in Tirtol police station and demanded strict action against the teacher. Tirtol IIC Pradip Sethy said basing on the complaint, police have registered a case under sections 115 (2)/117 (2) of the BNS. Investigation is on and the accused is yet to be arrested.
New Indian Express
05-08-2025
- New Indian Express
Investigation into assault of student by headmistress in Odisha
JAGATSINGHPUR: The block education officer (BEO) of Kujang has initiated an inquiry into the alleged assault of a Class-II student by the headmistress of Dagarapara government upper primary school in Tirtol. According to the complaint filed by the parents of the seven-year-old boy, he was brutally beaten by headmistress Jharanabala Das on August 2 for allegedly talking during the class. Das reportedly inserted a stick into the child's mouth while beating him, causing injuries to his tongue. The boy was subsequently shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack for treatment. While the headmistress refuted the allegations and termed them as baseless, president of the school management committee Anasuya Behera said the matter was brought to her notice by the boy's parents, but no action was taken to resolve it. As a result, the parents reported the matter to higher authorities. Kujang BEO Manoj Kumar Behera said a team was sent to the school on Monday to investigate and verify the allegations. If the headmistress is found guilty, appropriate action will be taken against her. Meanwhile, activist Jayanta Das lodged a complaint with the Odisha Human Rights Commission, seeking immediate registration of an FIR against the headmistress and a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the victim student. He also sought departmental action against Das.
