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Following the emergence of a distressing video wherein a teacher from Uttar Pradesh was seen compelling her students to assault a young Muslim classmate, another disturbing incident unfolded in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. Here, a school teacher was arrested for allegedly subjecting a student to physical punishment after the student purportedly inscribed 'Jai Shri Ram' on the classroom blackboard.According to an account by a fellow teacher at the school, Neeraj, hailing from an underprivileged family, was forcibly removed from the classroom by his Urdu teacher, Farooq. This drastic measure was taken upon the discovery of the religious slogan on the classroom board. Neeraj suffered a torrent of kicks and blows during his unfortunate journey to the Principal's office. Regrettably, even within the principal's presence, Mohd Hafeez, the principal himself, continued the physical assault.The gravity of the situation led Neeraj's father to admit him to the hospital the subsequent morning. Responding to this incident, the police initiated a First Information Report (FIR) against the accused teacher and the school's principal. Tragically, the principal is currently evading authorities. Both the teacher and the principal are confronting charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, encompassing Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), along with Section 75 (cruelty to child) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.In reaction to these events, alongside the aforementioned occurrence in Kathua, the Deputy Commissioner issued an official notification, revealing the constitution of a three-member committee designated to conduct a thorough inquiry. The committee consists of the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Bani, the Deputy Chief Education Officer of Kathua, and the principal of the government higher secondary school in Kharote.Simultaneously, an analogous incident unfolded in Uttar Pradesh's Neha Public School. A viral video depicted a teacher encouraging students to physically harm a fellow Muslim student. The distressing impact of this incident on the child was evident, as articulated by the child's deeply concerned father, leading to the child's inability to sleep at night.Tragically, such incidents are not isolated. In March of the preceding year, a group of female students from a government school in Jammu’s Kishtwar disclosed that they were subjected to threats by their peers for chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” during the morning assembly after the national anthem.#Muzaffarnagar #Student #Teacher #JaiShreeRam #ViralVideo #UttarPradesh #UPSchool #MuslimStudents #HinduMuslim #JammuKashmir #Jammu #Kashmir #JammuAndKashmir #HWNews #Kathua #StudentProtest #JaiShriRam #Studentsprotest #TimesNowNavbharat