The district Collector has asked for an inquiry into the incident in which a woman teacher in the district was publicly humiliatedon Monday.
The headmistress in-charge of Krushnachandrapur ME Shool, Sulata Chaudhury, was not only assaulted but also paraded on road after blackening her face with ink by villagers for the alleged irregularities in running the midday meal (MDM) programme.
In the connection with the incident, police have arrested two persons. Two persons who were involved (in the incident) have been arrested and forwarded to court today. They are Khetramohan Barik and Dhananjay Malik. Further investigation is on and there may be more arrests,” said Baleswar Sadar SDPO Amaresh Panda.
The villagers had alleged that the headmistress in-charge had been presenting inflated attendance figure to claim more materials for midday meals. The alleged that while the attendances of Classes-VI and VII were 16 each, she had shown the figure as 74 for both the classes.
The villagers further alleged that the practice was going on since 2012. Despite informing the authorities, no action was taken. So, they took the teacher to task.
Block Education Officer Manguli Behera is also inquiring into the incident.