When a video of the event went viral, authorities were alerted to the fact that a teacher at a Muzaffarnagar school had ordered students to hit a Muslim youngster one by one while also making derogatory remarks about “Mohammedan children” at one point.
The instructor, Tripta Tyagi, is heard telling the person recording the video as the kids continue to smack the youngster, who is shown standing: “Maine toh declare kar diya, jitne bhi Mohammedan bache hain, inke wahan chale jao (I have declared – all these Muslim children, go to anyone’s area)…” She then trails off as the man appears to agree.
Then she says the student to hit the boy: “Kya tum maar rahe ho? Zor se maaro na (Why are you hitting him so lightly? Hit him hard).”
She then says, “Chalo aur kiska number hai (Whose turn is it)?”
As the student began to cry, she adds, “Abki baar kamar pe maaro… chalo… muh pe na maaro ab muh laal ho raha hai… kamar pe maaro saare (Start hitting him on the waist… His face is turning red, hit him on the waist instead).”
According to officials, the event happened on Thursday in the Mansoorpur police station’s jurisdictional Khubbapur village.
Superintendent of Police (City), Muzaffarnagar, averred: “Today, Mansoorpur police station received a video wherein a woman teacher was ordering students of a class to beat a child for not learning multiplication tables. There were some objectionable comments made in the video too. When we investigated, we found out that the woman was ‘declaring’ in the video that Mohammedan (Muslim) students get spoiled when their mothers don’t pay attention to their studies. The basic education officer has been informed about the matter and departmental action will be taken against the accused teacher.”
The school is conducted out of a large auditorium, according to Dr. Ravi Shankar, the Khatauli Circle Officer, and the accused instructor is also the proprietor. “Teacher Tripta Tyagi is the head of the school. We are trying to convince the child’s father to file a complaint; after that we would be able to file an FIR. Further legal action is being taken.”
According to the victim’s father, who spoke to local media, neither he nor his child will attend the school, nor does he want to bring a claim against the instructor. “I will not send my child to that school again and they will return the fee that I have submitted. A settlement has been reached that no complaint would be filed. The teacher has created animosity between the children,” stated the victim’s father.
