West Bengal: Female teacher stripped, thrashed for disciplining student; four arrested

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a mob thrashed and stripped a female teacher inside a school in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district.

According to India Today, the mob was led by the parents of a female student.

On Friday, the teacher allegedly scolded the student for not studying, News18 reported.

The mob first gathered outside the headmaster’s office at the Trimohini Pratap Chandra High School.

They then entered the teachers' common room where the assault happened. A video of the assault has been doing the rounds of social media. Four people have been arrested in relation to the incident so far.

#BREAKING | Shocker from West Bengal, teacher allegedly beaten up, stripped by a student's parents in Dakshin Dinajpur. @KamalikaSengupt gets you the details

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"We received a complaint regarding the same on 24 July. Four accused were arrested on the same day. The matter is under investigation," Rahul Dey, SP Dakshin Dinajpur said.

The accused have been booked under sections related to outraging the modesty of a woman and trespassing, News18 reported.

Meanwhile, the incident sparked massive outrage among the locals. State BJP president Sukanta Majumder on Sunday met the protesters and demanded strict police action against the perpetrators, India Today reported.

"The student's hijab came off when the teacher pulled her ears," Hindustan quoted the BJP state unit chief as saying.

With inputs from agencies

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