Delhi govt. school teacher booked over ‘slur’ against students
The Hindu
Delhi Police file case against govt school teacher for using derogatory religious words against students. Police have begun investigation after registering case under Section 153A and other sections. Parents of students allege teacher created differences among students and demand removal. Outrage over viral video of teacher instructing students to slap classmate from minority community. Police have taken cognisance and FIR lodged.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 filed a case against a government school teacher for allegedly using derogatory "religious words" against a few students.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Shahdara, Rohit Meena the police received a complaint about a school teacher using some religious words in front of students. “Our Juvenile Welfare Officer along with counsellors are counselling the students. It is a Government school. A legal action will be taken. With true facts, we will register a case with appropriate sections,” Mr. Meena said.
The development follows the outrage over a viral video purportedly showing a school teacher instructing students to take turns to slap a classmate from the minority community at a school in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
The police later said that it has begun an investigation after registering a case under Section 153A and other sections at the Gandhinagar Police Station. The incident was reported from a school in Gandhinagar area of the city after students on August 23 alleged that a school teacher used slurs against them in the classroom. The students recounted the incidents to their parents after reaching their homes, following which the parents lodged a complaint at the police station.
”Two of my children study here - one in standard 7 and the other in standard 4. If the teacher goes unpunished, other teachers will get emboldened and they will speak things like “hamare deen ke nahi hain (not from our faith),” a woman told ANI.“They should be told to just teach and not speak on things about which they have no knowledge...There is no use of a teacher who creates differences among students. We demand that the teacher be removed from the school, she should not teach in any school because she will do the same wherever she goes,” the parent said.
Police have taken cognisance of the matter and an FIR has been lodged in connection with the alleged incident.
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