Udala: An official inquiry has been launched after a lady teacher allegedly thrashed four hostel students brutally with a plastic pipe at a private residential school in Mayurbhanj district after they left the campus without permission to watch the Rath Yatra procession.
The incident occurred at Gurukul Vidya Mandir in Udala. According to school and police sources, the students had sought permission from the hostel in charge to go out to a field to attend nature’s call Friday.
However, instead of returning immediately, they reportedly went to watch the Rath Yatra celebration. When they returned to the hostel, the teacher allegedly assaulted them with a plastic pipe. The students later walked to Udala police station and reported the incident.
One of the students, a Class IV pupil, sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Udala Community Health Centre. He suffered injuries to his chest and back and was discharged Saturday after his guardian arrived.
Following the complaint, a three-member team comprising Block Education Officer (BEO) Subrata Kisku, Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) Sandhyarani Barik and Cluster Resource Centre Coordinator (CRCC) Gaurishankar Bindhani visited the school to investigate the incident. The inquiry team confirmed that the students had been physically assaulted.
BEO Subrata Kisku said dis ciplinary action would be initiated against the teacher after the inquiry report was submitted. School principal Tanurekha Mohapatra condemned the in cident and said the school was examining the circumstances leading to the alleged assault.
The accused teacher did not report for duty Saturday.