- By Chetna Shree
- Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:14 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Himachal Pradesh News: A shocking incident has surfaced from Shimla district, where a Dalit boy at a government boy was allegedly subjected to caste-based harassment and physical assault, including a scorpion being placed in his pants. The accused are the headmaster and two other teachers, the police said.
Following a complaint from the student’s father, all three accused were charged with repeatedly assaulting the eight-year-old boy.
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Father Alleges Year-Long Abuse And Scorpion Incident At School
In a police complaint, his father accused headmaster Devendra and teachers Babu Ram and Kritika Thakur of repeatedly assaulting his son for nearly a year, at one point causing his ear to bleed and damaging his eardrum, Hindustan Times reported. The eight-year-old Dalit boy was a Class 1 student at Government Primary School in Khaddapani, Rohru sub-division of Shimla district.
The father accused the teachers of taking his son to the school toilet and placing a scorpion in his pants. He also accused the headmaster and teachers of caste-based discrimination, alleging that Nepali and Harijan (Dalit) students were forced to sit separately from Rajput students during meals.
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Father Claims Headmaster Threatened Son And Family Over Complaint
His father further alleged that the headmaster threatened to expel his son on October 30. He alleged that the headmaster also told the boy, “We will burn you,” referring to his family. In the complaint, his father said that the headmaster warned not to lodge a police complaint or post about the incident on social media, or he would “have to lose his life” (“jaan se haath dhona”).
Police have filed a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for confinement, assault, and criminal intimidation, and under the Juvenile Justice Act for cruelty to a child. Additionally, sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been applied, as the boy was allegedly forced to strip and subjected to degrading treatment that violated his human dignity.