Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday ordered a probe after parents of a girl student accused her school teacher of abusing her.
Parents of a calls 8th student in Shadimarg village of Pulwama had complained to the Chief Education Officer that their daughter was abused and harassed by a teacher at High School in Wasimarg.
Chief Education Officer, Farooq Ahmad while talking to GNS said that we have received a written complaint against one of our teacher who is posted at the school. “The complaint reads that the school teacher Shakeel Ahmad is abusing and harassing a class 8th student during school hours”.
Acting on the complaint we have constituted a team to enquire the allegations against the teacher, he said,
The CEO said that the teacher has also been attached with the Zonal Education Office Shadimarg pending probe.
“Stern action will be taken if the allegation proved true against the teacher,” he added.
The parents of the girl also approached the police with a written complaint. “A case under FIR no. 34/2014 under section 506, 294 RPC has been registered following the complaint filed by the parents of a girl,” a police official said.
The police had detained the teacher, but reports said he has managed to secure a bail.
The police officer said that the investigation into the case has been taken up.