MP: Government School Teacher Seen Torturing Six-Year-Old In Viral Video, Suspended

A teacher in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh was suspended after a video showing him torturing school students went viral. The incident occurred at the Government Primary School in Arjuni village in Kurai, Seoni district, on August 26, where head teacher Mahesh Chaudhary tortured students in the classroom.

The video, which sent shockwaves across the state, shows Chuadhry pressing the mouth of a six-year-old boy, Ravi Bhalavi, after that he forces him to lie on the ground. Then Chaudhary places a stick on the child's spine and presses down, causing a wound on his back. In another part of the video, the teacher is seen torturing a girl student

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Parents claimed that this was not the first time that Chaudhary had thrashed students; he would often torture students, as the complaints of such incidents were piling up against him.

Chaudhry physically assaulted students in the presence of District Panchayat Vice President Rakesh Sanodia, as Sanodia conducted a surprise inspection and caught him thrashing students.

Following a thorough investigation by a three-member probe committee, Assistant Commissioner Amar Singh Uike of the Tribal Affairs Department ordered the suspension of Chaudhary based on the committee's findings. Chaudhary has been attached to the Block Officer's office in Ghansor.

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Vijay Bhalavi, father of the victim, filed a complaint against the Chaudhary. Charges under Section 296, 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with multiple provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, have been filed against Chaudhary.