Rajasthan: Teacher Suspended After Making Schoolgirls Remove Clothes During Search for Missing INR 1,000
A government school teacher in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur has been suspended after allegedly making Class 9 and 11 girls remove their clothes during a search for missing money. The incident sparked protests by parents and villagers, while the education department has launched a departmental inquiry and initiated action against the school principal.
A teacher at a government school in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district has been suspended after she allegedly made Class 9 and 11 girls remove their clothes while searching for money that had reportedly gone missing. The incident, which allegedly took place at the Government Senior Secondary School in Livali village under the Bamanwas sub-division, triggered protests by parents and villagers, prompting the education department to initiate disciplinary action.
Following the allegations, officials conducted a preliminary inquiry. The education department suspended the accused teacher with immediate effect and also initiated disciplinary proceedings against the school principal for allegedly failing to report the matter promptly to higher authorities.
Alleged Strip Search Over Missing Money in Rajasthan
According to officials, the incident occurred on Tuesday after around INR 1,000 belonging to senior Hindi teacher Saraswati Meena reportedly went missing. Suspecting students from Classes 9 and 11, Meena allegedly conducted a search and made the girls remove their clothes, officials said.
Students and their family members alleged that the girls were asked to remove their clothes during the search, causing them mental distress. The students informed their families after returning home, triggering outrage in the village.
However, denying the allegations, Meena said that "Around INR 1,000 had gone missing. Students were questioned in that regard. Allegations of making them remove clothes are baseless. Being a female teacher, I considered it appropriate to question only the girl students."
Parents Protest at School
On Wednesday morning, a large number of villagers and parents gathered outside the school, locked its main gate and staged a protest over the alleged incident.
Chief Block Education Officer (CBEO) Pratibha Meena visited the school, met the students separately and collected details before informing senior officials.
Parents also alleged that some teachers tried to pressure the students not to make the incident public. The CBEO assured a fair inquiry and action against those found guilty as per the rules.
Departmental Inquiry Underway
Bharatpur division Joint Director of School Education Dalveer Singh said that based on the report submitted by the District Education Officer headquarters, a departmental inquiry has been initiated against the accused teacher.
Singh said the teacher has been suspended with immediate effect under Rule 13 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958. During the suspension period, her headquarters have been shifted to the CBEO office in Rajakhera (Dholpur).
According to the CBEO, the school principal, Manoj Kumar Meena, failed to report the matter to higher authorities in time and did not treat it with the required seriousness. A letter has been sent to initiate disciplinary action against him as well.
Principal Manoj Kumar Meena said the concerned teacher had apologised to the students and a written assurance was taken from the school administration to prevent recurrence of such incidents, which is why the matter was not immediately reported to higher authorities. The education department's inquiry into the incident is ongoing.
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