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Headmaster Booked for Physically Assaulting Student in North Kashmir’s Bandipora

In Kashmir
November 04, 2024

Aadil Nazir

Headmaster Booked for Physically Assaulting Student in North Kashmir’s BandiporaBaramulla, Nov 4, KNT: A disturbing incident has shaken the education community in North Kashmir’s Bandipora, where the headmaster of a government primary school in the Koli Mohallah has been accused of physically assaulting a male student, causing damage to his eye with a stick.

The alleged assault occurred in the classroom today, police said.

Sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the headmaster, who has a history of similar behavior, has been booked under sections 115(2) and 351(2) of the law, while an FIR vide number 63/2024 was registered against him at police station Pathkoot Bandipora.

Police took cognizance of the matter after the boy’s parents lodged a formal complaint. The parents also apprised the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Bandipora of the issue.

The victim has been identified as Mujeeb Ahmad Lone who is a student of Class 4.[KNT]