UP: Man's head forcibly shaved, video posted online; FIR against 11
Gonda (UP) (PTI): A man was allegedly assaulted and had his head forcibly shaved by a group of villagers in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, prompting the police to lodge an FIR against 11 individuals and launch a probe into the matter, officials said on Friday.
The video of the act, said to have taken place on Wednesday, was circulated on social media.
According to City Kotwali in-charge Vivek Trivedi, the incident took place in a village under the Kotwali Nagar police station limits.
The youth, who hails from Emilian Mishra village in the Kotwali Dehat area and works for a private electricity company, was allegedly acquainted with a woman from the village.
"Her husband died four years ago, and she lives with her three children. The woman would often ask the youth to help with household chores," Trivedi said.
On Wednesday, when the young man arrived at her request to collect some items from her parental home, he was surrounded by over a dozen people who brutally assaulted him and forcibly shaved his head, the officer said.
The matter came to light on Thursday when villagers saw the video of the incident.
Following a written complaint by the youth's family, the police registered an FIR against 11 suspects, including the key accused Mukhtar and Ibrar.
Gonda SP Vineet Jaiswal assured that the case is being taken seriously and that police teams have been tasked with arresting the accused.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
