At least four schoolchildren sustained injuries as a fallout of a clash between their head master and members of a Self-Help Group (SHG) on Saturday.
The incident took place at the Baratna UP School in Bhograi in Baleswar district. The injured students Jagannath Das, Suraj Parida, Nasima Khatun of Class VI and Abhijit Mohanty of Class VII were admitted at the District Headquarters Hospital here
According to sources, members of Self-Help Group (SHG) working under the Trupti scheme locked the headmaster in his office due to a previous grudge. When students came out in support of the headmaster, the SHG members had altercations with them.
The Self-Help Group (SHG) members allegedly threw stones on the school, for which the students were injured. SSA DPC PK Mohapatra said he would make an inquiry regarding the incident and action would be taken accordingly .