Madhya Pradesh News: A teacher at a government-run school in Madhya Pradesh's Indore was transferred on Saturday, a day after girl students were allegedly subjected to a strip search over a mobile phone, an official said. A probe was initiated by the administration following the incident, which took place on Friday, and the accused teacher was transferred out of the school, the official informed.
According to officials, a teacher at Government Sharda Girls Higher Secondary School in Indore's Bada Ganpati area allegedly took five students to a toilet and asked them to strip after a mobile phone rang in the class. A police complaint has been lodged against the teacher, with parents alleging that the girls were also beaten during the search, officials said.
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The teacher, who faces allegations of indecent behaviour with the girl students on pretext of the search, has been attached to the district education office, Collector Ashish Singh said. He said the matter is being investigated, and appropriate action will be taken after the probe.
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Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar Sharma said the police complaint against the teacher is also being probed. A woman police personnel will record the students' statements, he said.
(Based on inputs from PTI)