Published By: Sukanya Nandy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Last Updated: July 07, 2023, 10:04 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The clip showed the principal, with torn clothes, being chased by a mob on the school premises in Talegaon Dabhade area (Representative image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The principal of a private school in Pune district was allegedly assaulted by members of a right-wing outfit after some parents claimed that CCTV camera was installed in the girls\u2019 washroom. A video of the incident, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, went viral on social media on Thursday. The clip showed the principal, with torn clothes, being chased by a mob on the school premises in Talegaon Dabhade area. While the education department started an inquiry, no First Information Report (FIR) had been registered as of Thursday evening.<\/p>\n A parent in her complaint to police alleged that the school installed a CCTV camera in the washroom for girl students, conducted \u201cprayers from the Bible\u201d and did not declare holiday on Hindu festivals, Talegaon MIDC police inspector Ranjit Sawant said. \u201cWe are looking into the allegations leveled by the parents and an investigation is going on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Following the allegations, members of a right-wing outfit allegedly manhandled the principal, identified as Alexander, police said. Speaking to PTI, Dipti Kharmale, a parent, said there were several complaints regarding the school staff such as pressurizing students and `asking students to move benches from one place to another. \u201cWhenever we raised the issue, the principal avoided us. Recently, when some of the parents including me went to school to raise some issues, we found a CCTV camera in the girls\u2019 washroom,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n Kharmale, in her complaint submitted to the Talegaon MIDC police station on Tuesday, also alleged that besides installing CCTV camera in girls\u2019 washroom, a prayer from the Bible used to get conducted in the school, and students were not allowed to celebrate Hindu festivals. If any parent raised these issues, the principal and other teachers harassed the student, she claimed.<\/p>\n If the school wanted to conduct prayers, it should conduct prayers from all religions, she said. Meanwhile, officials from the state education department visited the school to look into the allegations. \u201cIt has been found that CCTV camera was installed in a girls\u2019 washroom, but when I visited the school today, it was found to have been removed. The staff at the school acknowledged that the camera was installed,\u201d said S R Walunj, Block Education Officer. He said the management claims that they do not have any idea as to who allowed a camera to be installed there.<\/p>\n \u201cI have conducted an inquiry into all the allegations and a report will be sent to the education officer and Commissioner (education ) and the next course of action will be decided. The education officer has also visited the school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Walunj said the school management informed that the principal left the school after the assault. When contacted, the school authorities refused to comment on the incident.<\/p>\n Commissioner (Education) Suraj Mandhare said late in the evening that the parents had already expressed annoyance about the principal\u2019s conduct, hence the deputy director (education) will conduct an inquiry and suitable action will be taken under the relevant laws. Meanwhile, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor termed the incident of assault on the school principal as \u201cdisgraceful\u201d. \u201cNo decent Hindu behaves like this,\u201d he tweeted, naming the right-wing organisation alleged to be involved in the assault.<\/p>\n (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI<\/a>)<\/i> <\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Published By: Sukanya Nandy Last Updated: July 07, 2023, 10:04 IST The clip showed the principal, with torn clothes, being chased by a mob on the school premises in Talegaon Dabhade area (Representative image) Block Education Officer Walunj said the school management informed that the principal left the school after the assault. 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