Boy gets slapped by classmates on insistence of teacher in UP, case booked
Muzaffarnagar: A video showing a school teacher asking her students to slap a boy from a minority community and also passing objectionable remarks against the community has gone viral on social media, with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi condemning the incident.
The teacher, identified as Trapti Tyagi, can be seen asking the students of class 2 of a private school in Khubbapur village under Mansurpur police station area here to hit the hapless child.
The class teacher here, Ms Tripta Tyagi made Hindu students from her class made beat up a Muslim student in front of the class 😢😢
— Santosh S Kamble (@SantoshSkamble5) August 25, 2023
Shameful ðŸ˜Â
The hate is so deep rooted now. India needs healing. #ArrestTriptaTyagi#shameful #UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/BSeVAKIfRd
As outrage poured in from all quarters including political parties, Muzaffarnagar Police on Saturday booked the teacher accused of making communal comments and ordering her students to slap a Muslim classmate for not doing his homework.
The school was also served a notice by the state education department in connection with the matter.
The teacher, Trapti Tyagi, was booked a day after a video showed her asking her students to slap the Class 2 boy at Neha Public School in Khubbapur village and also making a communal remark.
The video elicited strong words from several political leaders with NCPCR, the apex child right body, demanding action against the accused teacher.
Police booked Tyagi at the complaint of the boy's family, under IPC sections 323 and 504 -- both non-cognizable offences. Such offences are bailable and do not lead to immediate arrest, and require a warrant.
