Dalit Class 10 student assaulted, called “unworthy of education” by school owner in Gujarat’s Morbi
Morbi: A 15-year-old Dalit student was allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist abuse by the owner of his school in Gujarat’s Morbi district on Tuesday.
The student, enrolled in Class 10 at Gyan Ganga School in Wankaner, was reportedly attacked by school owner Yogendrasinh Zala. According to the police, the incident occurred near a girls’ school while the boy was eating snacks. Zala allegedly approached him, hurled caste-based slurs, and told him he was "not worthy of education" before physically assaulting him, including a kick to the groin.
The boy's father, a 40-year-old sanitation worker, was informed of the incident around 1 p.m. by a local resident, Siddharth Vaghela. The student later recounted the ordeal at home, after which he was taken to Wankaner Government Hospital. He had collapsed briefly after the assault and underwent sonography and treatment.
A case has been registered at Wankaner City Police Station under Section 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
The investigation has been handed over to the Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Morbi SC-ST Cell. Authorities are currently searching for Zala, and further details regarding the motive and nature of the casteist abuse are expected to emerge following his arrest.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
