Kalpataru Mallick, an Assistant Teacher of the Sunamuhin Upper Primary School in Gopabandhu Nagar panchayat under Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district, was placed under suspension on Monday for severely thrashing 14 students, including girls.
Allegedly, Mallick beat the victims after they could not answer a question on geometry. Based on the allegation, Basudevpur BEO Jagabandhu Sahu suspended the teacher.
According to sources, among the 14 students severely injured, the health condition of the four girls became critical following the thrashing.
Hearing the screams of the students, a few other teachers of the school rushed to the spot.
A number of parents also reached the school after news of the incident spread to the nearby village. The parents rescued the students and admitted them to a hospital in Basudevpur.
Besides, some of the villagers caught Mallick when he was trying to flee from the spot. Some locals informed the Kashia Marine police about the incident. The cops rushed to the spot and pacified the irate villagers to bring the volatile situation under control.