The accused instructor, Chail Singh, was detained and accused of killing a person and breaking the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities Act).
Digital Desk: A
nine-year-old Dalit child from Rajasthan's Jalore district died on Saturday
after allegedly being physically assaulted by a teacher at a private school for
drinking water from a pot.
After being badly assaulted
on July 20, the victim- a student at a private school in Surana Village, Jalore
District- passed away on July 22 at a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from his
injuries.
The accused instructor,
Chail Singh, was detained and accused of killing a person and breaking the
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities Act).
On Twitter, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot denounced the incident. "Tragically, a youngster
from a private school in Jalore's Sayla police station died as a result of a
teacher's attack. The culprit was arrested after a case was filed against him
under the SC/ST Act's murder provision "In Hindi, he tweeted.
The complaint was turned
over to the Chief Officer (CO) of Jalore by Jalore's Superintendent of Police
(SP), Harsh Vardhan Agarwalla.
Jalore Police responded
on Twitter: "After filing a report at the Sayla police station, CO Jalore
is conducting an inquiry into the aforementioned occurrence. The District
Superintendent of Police Jalore and CO Jalore arrived at the scene and began an
investigation after taking the situation seriously. The defendant had handcuffs
on. On the spot, peace reigns."
As per sources, the state department of education has established an investigation
committee, and Khiladi Lal Bairwa, the chairman of the Rajasthan SC Commission,
has ordered that the matter be taken up under the case officer's programme for
accelerated investigation.
The committee is
responsible for providing feedback to the block education officer.
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