Muzaffarnagar: A group of girls at a residential school in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district were allegedly threatened and forced to strip by the Principal.
According to a complaint filed by the parents of the victims, the students of Kasturba Gandhi Residential School at Digri village were yesterday forced to strip by the Principal.
District Primary Education Officer Chander Kesh Yadav said, the Principal allegedly threatened the students of dire consequences if they disobeyed her command.
He said, following which an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
One of the students said, “There was no teacher around. We were called downstairs (from the hostel). Madam made us take off our clothes saying she will beat us if we did not. We are kids, what could we do? She would have beaten us if we did not obey her.”
Principal forced group of girls in UP to strip clothes
The Principal, however, has denied the allegations against him and said that some staff members were creating conspiracy against her.
He said, “No one asked them to remove clothes. All this is a conspiracy by the staff because they do not want me to stay here. I had been asked to check whether the staffs were performing their duties. I am strict, that is why they hate me.”
Meanwhile, 35 out of the total 65 students of the school left after the reports of harassment by the Principal surfaced.
Yadav said many students have come forward with similar allegation following which a probe has been ordered in this regard.
