UP: Missionary school teacher and principal booked for cutting student's Sanatan 'shikha'
08 May 2024 11:13:49
Ballia, May 8: A police complaint was filed against a missionary school called St. Mary's in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh after it objected to the tilak worn by a student. It was also alleged that the class teacher cut the student's Sanatan Shikha with scissors.
Following this, the parents of the student named Prabhakar Singh, a class 4 student, filed a complaint against the teacher and the school principal identified as Sister Mercy Das who raised objections over the Hindu tilak and long hair tie maintained by the student.
According to the parents, the class teacher scolded his child for keeping shikha and cutting Prabhakar’s Shikha with scissors. It is alleged that not only the class teacher but also the principal misbehaved with the child’s mother when she went to school to complain about it.
The police registered an FIR against the principal and class teacher in this case. Action has been taken against both of them under sections 295-A, 504 and 506 of IPC. Ballia Police has started investigating the case.
Ballia police, in a X post, tweeted, "A case has been registered in this regard on the basis of the complaint received at the local police station. Critical proceedings are prevalent."
According to the parents, the class teacher scolded his child for keeping shikha and cutting Prabhakar’s Shikha with scissors. It is alleged that not only the class teacher but also the principal misbehaved with the child’s mother when she went to school to complain about it.
The police registered an FIR against the principal and class teacher in this case. Action has been taken against both of them under sections 295-A, 504 and 506 of IPC. Ballia Police has started investigating the case.
Ballia police, in a X post, tweeted, "A case has been registered in this regard on the basis of the complaint received at the local police station. Critical proceedings are prevalent."