MP teacher asks 10-yr-old tribal girl student to take off dirty uniform; washes it himself; probe ordered

Shahdol: The Madhya Pradesh Tribal Affairs Department has instituted an inquiry against a teacher in this district after placing him under suspension for keeping a 10-yr-old girl student undressed for no less than two hours, it was officially learnt on Sunday.

The pupil came to Baratola School – in Jaisinghnagar Block’s Poudi village – wearing a dirty dress on Saturday. Educator Shravan Kumar Tripathi – who claimed to have been “influenced” by a cleanliness campaign – made the girl undress and then washed her garments himself. She put them back on after they had dried and then attended class.

A video of the incident went viral in social media. In the wake of a complaint by the victim’s kin, action was initiated against Tripathi. (Inputs from UNI)