NHRC Issues Notice To UP Govt. On Student Beating Incident

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on Tuesday India took suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher of a private school referring to the faith of one of her students in an absurd manner ordered his classmates to beat him.

The school is situated in Khubbapur village within the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

As per reports, the family of the student has alleged that he was beaten up for a mistake in the multiplication of tables, during the class. A video capturing the incident went viral on August 25, 2023, prompting calls for action against both the teacher and the school.

The Commission observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amounts to a violation of the victim’s human rights. Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks. It should include the actions taken against the teacher, the status of the FIR registered in the matter, and compensation if any, paid to the aggrieved family, as well as steps taken/proposed to be taken to ensure that such shameful incidents do not recur in the future.

According to the media report on 28th August 2023, the teacher, who also owns the school, has not been arrested yet. The school doesn’t meet the criteria of the Education Department.

The boy’s family has already took him out of the school and is looking for a new school.