The headmaster and a peon of a Government-run residential school were thrashed on Monday by locals of Khairibani in Mayurbhanj district for allegedly harassing the school’s girl students.
The matter came to the fore after the girls informed about the matter to their parents after returning home from school on Saturday. They alleged that the Headmaster and the peon of Panchapalli School here were misbehaving with them.
Irate villagers rushed the school in large numbers and thrashed the duo black and blue. On getting information, police reached the spot and tried to pacify the crowd.
The headmaster and the peon were detained for interrogation.
Later, locals blocked the Baisinga-Manatri road demanding immediate action against the accused duo. Senior police and administrative officials rushed to the spot and tried to normalise the situation.