A teacher’s son allegedly thrashed a number of students of the Dalit community in the SC Residential Primary School at Kaleswar village in the Butupali area in Boudh district.
The school is run by NGO Vishwa Jeevan Seva Sangha. Reports said the children were assaulted physically by the teacher’s son when he saw them urinating on the boundary wall of the school.
The accused was identified as Sibunath Sarangi, son of a teacher Krupasindhu Sarangi.
Later, the victims were found crying in the school. On getting information, the Boudh police arrested the Sibunath for the alleged offence. Sources said the accused used to regularly beat up the students on different pretexts.
Notably, hundreds of Dalit students from various districts are lodged at the residential school funded by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.