The CISF is now deployed at the government higher secondary school. (File Photo)THE assault on a teacher at a school in Batote has brought forth the simmering tension in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar highway since the abrogation of Article 370. The CISF is now deployed at the government higher secondary school, while authorities have assured that the Class 10 teacher, who was attacked on September 2 after he listed the “benefits” of the government's move on Article 370, won't be posted back to the school.
A schoolteacher who refused to be identified said they had to rescue the Class 10 teacher. “The students may have thrown him off the first floor, killed him,” said the teacher.
While the students accuse the teacher of making derogatory remarks against a community while speaking about Article 370, the 31-year-old has said he was only answering queries of some students. The school authorities claim they have no idea why the violence flared up.
Ramban Deputy Commissioner Nazim Zai Khan has ordered an inquiry by a three-member panel, including Additional District Development Commissioner, Ramban, Nawab Din; Tehsildar (Batote) Pardeep Kumar; and Chief Education Officer, Ramban, Abdul Hamid Fani. Pending the inquiry, the Education Department has attached the teacher with the office of the CEO Ramban and rusticated 14 students belonging to Classes 9, 11 and 12 for 15 days. Police are waiting for the inquiry report before filing an FIR.
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