Muzaffarnagar slapgate accused teacher surrenders, gets bail
Muzaffarnagar (UP) (PTI): A teacher who asked other students to slap a Muslim boy in a school here surrendered at a POCSO court and was released on bail, an official said on Friday.
Tripta Tyagi was caught last year in a video asking children to slap a boy in a school where she taught.
Additional District Judge (POCSO) Alka Bharti on Thursday granted her bail and ordered her to furnish two sureties of Rs 25,000 each.
She posted the matter for further hearing on Saturday.
Kapil Ahlawat, Tyagi's lawyer, told PTI that Tyagi had surrendered in the Special POCSO court on Thursday and sought regular bail.
On November 23, the Allahabad High Court rejected her plea for anticipatory bail and directed her to surrender within two weeks.
According to the prosecution, Tyagi has been booked under the charges of voluntarily causing hurt, insult, malicious acts, and intending to outrage religious feelings.
She was also booked under the Juvenile Justice Act last year.
According to a video which surfaced on social media on August 23, 2023, Tyagi instructed her students to slap a Muslim boy and made a communal remark at Neha Public School at Khubbapur village under Mansurpur Police Station in Muzaffarnagar district.
The incident was denounced from all quarters, including political parties.
The school was served a notice by the education department in connection with the matter.
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Defamatory post against Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade: Case registered against Girish Mattannavar
Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.
The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.
The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.
Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.
