UP: Teacher uses power drill to ‘punish’ 11-yr-old student, probe ordered

Basic shiksha adhikari Surjit Singh told reporters on Sunday that an inquiry panel had been formed to look into the incident and that Kumar was removed from his post. Singh visited the school following reports of the incident.

School education department officials in Kanpur have launched an inquiry into allegations that a school teacher used a power drill on a 11-year-old student’s hand on Friday.

Members of the student’s family also refused to comment on the incident. (Representative Photo)

According to local reports on the matter, the incident took place in the model upper primary school in Prem Nagar area of the city. The teacher, Anuj Kumar, who works as an instructor in an institute under a government programme that imparts training in schools, was alleged to have used a power drill to punish the class 5 student as he could not recite the mathematical table of two.

Basic shiksha adhikari Surjit Singh told reporters on Sunday that an inquiry panel had been formed to look into the incident and that Kumar was removed from his post. Singh visited the school following reports of the incident.

“Action will be taken on the basis of the inquiry report,” he said.

“The panel consisting of two teachers has started the probe. It would also look into the role of head teacher Alka Tiwari who did not report the incident to the superiors,” said Singh.

Tiwari was not available for comment.

School teachers HT spoke to on Sunday, on condition of anonymity, said Kumar was trying to scare the student but the drill accidentaly ended up touching the boy’s hand. Kumar is missing since the alleged incident.

According to deputy commissioner of police (central), Ravindra Kumar, no complaint had been filed in connection with the matter so far. Police will lodge the FIR if a complaint comes in, he added.

Members of the student’s family also refused to comment on the incident.

According to DCP Kumar, two constables had visited the school on Saturday but no one has come forward to lodge a complaint.