Teacher suspended for disrespecting Ambedkar on Independence Day celebration
Vijayapura: S S Mokashi, a teacher at K.B.S. School of Madnal village in Sindgi taluk has been suspended on charges of disrespecting Dr. B R Ambedkar.
The order of suspension was issued by Deputy Director of Public Instruction Department over a viral video in which the teacher is seen arguing with villagers over placing of portrait of Ambedkar during the 74th Independence Day program held at K.B.S. school this Saturday.
In the video, the teacher is heard saying, Ambedkar did not participate in the freedom movement of India, therefore there is no need for placing a portrait of him during an independence day event.
"We should not give false information to our children. Since Ambedkar was not a freedom fighter so I will not place his portrait", teacher replied when the villager wanted to know why the school has not placed a photo of Ambedkar.
It appeared that other teachers were also supporting Mokashi in his act.
When the video went viral, the Education Department acted swiftly by issuing an order of suspension. The order stated that the teacher has erred and disrespected a great personality such as Ambedkar, which amounts to dereliction of duty. On these charges, he is been suspended from the service, the order said.
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Udupi: Two men from Belthangady awarded life imprisonment for attempt to murder a woman in 2022
Udupi: Two men from Belthangady have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Udupi for attempting to murder a woman in Manchikumeri in 2022.
The sentenced men, Mithun and Nagesh Poojary, are learned to have attempted to murder Sumathi, wife of Ramanath Rai, a resident of Manchikumeri, who had a Nandini Milk Parlour at Tiger Circle, Manipal.
On February 18, 2022, Sumathi was reportedly alone at home when, at around 7 pm, Mithun, learned to be her nephew, and his friend Poojary came to the house. As Sumathi opened the door, the duo barged in and tried to strangulate her with an intention of murdering her. Sumathi reportedly lost consciousness under the attack.
The men packed her body in a sack and were then putting the sack into a suitcase to carry the body out, when they noticed that Rai and neighbours had arrived. They are learned to have opened the door when Rai knocked the door and then tried to escape. They were, however, caught by the neighbours and handed over to the police.
Further, Sumathi was found by the group in an unconscious state inside the suitcase in the house. She was rushed to the Manipal Hospital and learned to have recovered after a week of medical treatment.
A case had been registered at the Manipal Police Station.
The Udupi Principal District and Sessions Court judge Kiran S Gangannavar, who heard the case, has declared both Mithun and Poojary guilty in the case. He has awarded them life imprisonment, fined them Rs 20,000 each and, under Column 325, sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment of 5 years and fined them Rs 5,000 each.
Judge Gangannavar has directed that, of the fine, Rs 45,000 be handed to the attack victim Sumathi as relief.
Jayarama Shetty represented the government as Public Prosecutor.
