J&K Teacher Allegedly Beat 2 Girl Students Over Tilak, Hijab; Case Filed
NDTV
The controversy started after it was alleged that a Hindu girl was beaten up for applying tilak on her forehead.
A government school teacher has been suspended and charged for allegedly beating up two girl students in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The teacher has been accused of assaulting children for wearing religious symbols - tilak and hijab.
The class 4th students - one wearing a tilak on her forehead and another wearing a headscarf - were allegedly beaten up by a school teacher Nisar Ahmad at the Government Middle School Khadurian Panchyat Dramman.
Police said the teacher has been detained but so far no communal angle for beating the children has been established.
The parents of the two girls - a Hindu and a Muslim - have jointly recorded a video. It was widely circulated on social media. Based on the video, the district administration of Rajouri has ordered an inquiry against the teacher and placed him under suspension.
