Govt teacher suspended for corporal punishment in Kishtwar

Jammu, Oct 6 : A government school teacher was suspended for allegedly resorting to corporal punishment to a student in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Anayatullah Ahanger, posted at Primary school Gowarian Dhar in remote Inderwal zone of the district Kishtwar, was placed under immediate suspension after a video purportedly showing a student subjected to corporal punishment went viral on social media, officials said.

Chief Education Officer (CEO) Kishtwar Javed Ahmad Kitchloo ordered the suspension of the accused teacher and also set up a three-member committee for an in-depth inquiry into the matter, they said.

The committee, constituted, thereof, shall submit its report within a week positively so that strict action against the teacher shall be taken under rule, the officials said adding the salary of the teacher has been stopped till further order.

Meanwhile, the parents of the victim student also approached the police for registration of the case and demanded strict action against the accused teacher.