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Madhya Pradesh school's video triggers outrage online
School teacher seen slapping primary girl students
Teacher suspended, probe initiated after video went viral

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Video: teacher slaps girl at MP govt school, triggers outrage

The incident has prompted the authorities to suspend the educator and also launch an inquiry has also been initiated against the teacher J K Mogara.

Updated: Aug 06, 2022 09:44

PTI

A video of a teacher repeatedly slapping a girl student at a primary government school surfaced on social media, prompting the authorities to suspend the educator in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district, an official said on Sunday.

An inquiry has also been initiated against the teacher J K Mogara, after the purported video of the incident that took place at a government primary school at Mamatkheda was circulated on social media on Saturday, district education officer (DEO) K C Sharma said.

The authorities have also received a complaint that girl students have not been attending the primary school for Classes 1 to 5, as the teacher would allegedly slap them, the official said.

Following the complaint, the teacher was suspended and an inquiry has been initiated against him.

According to sources, while the incident took place on Thursday, the video surfaced on social media on Saturday.

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In another video shot on the same day, the teacher was seen slapping some other girls.

Talking to reporters, the victim said several girls don't come to school for the fear of being slapped by the teacher and this was a regular occurrence.