Jharkhand: Teacher held for forcing girl to remove dress during exam; probe panel formed
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Oct 15: The school teacher who allegedly forced a teenaged Dalit girl to remove her dress to check whether she was copying from paper chits hidden in her uniform to write her exam here in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district was arrested, police said on Saturday.
The class 9 girl who allegedly set herself on fire following the "humiliation" on Friday is being treated in a hospital in a serious condition.
The East Singhbhum District authorities formed a two-member committee to investigate the incident, an official said.
The girl, in a statement to the police, has said that the woman invigilator humiliated her and made her remove clothes in a room adjacent to the classroom to check if she was hiding the chits in the uniform, despite strong resistance on her part.
Her mother said that the teenager could not bear the humiliation and set herself ablaze shortly after returning from school.
A complaint has been filed against the teacher and the matter was being looked into.
Police said the accused teacher was arrested on Friday night under various sections of the IPC, POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.
Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadav formed a committee comprising Dhalbhum Sub-Divisional Officer Sandeep Kumar Meena and District Education Officer (DEO) Nirmala Kumari Barelia to probe into the incident, an official said.
The DC has directed the committee to submit its report within 24 hours, the DEO said.
The DEO has also constituted a four-member probe panel and asked it to submit a report in two days.
When contacted, the school's Principal Gita Rani Mahato claimed that the girl was caught cheating in the examination and the teacher made the student remove the dress on the upper part to check whether chits were hidden.
Enraged over the incident, a tribal organisation staged a dharna in front of the office of the district education officer on Saturday demanding immediate dismissal of the accused teacher.
It also sought free and proper treatment of the student.
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Bihar govt to constitute 100 fast-track courts to expedite disposal of criminal cases: Home min
Patna (PTI): Bihar Home Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced that the state government will establish 100 fast-track courts (FTCs) to ensure the swift disposal of pending cases.
He said that the move also aims to ease the burden on regular courts for them to accord due attention to sensitive cases.
Choudhary said the decision in this regard has been made considering that over 18 lakh cases are pending before different courts in the state.
The constitution of FTCs will "bring in a big relief" to the judicial system and litigants, he said.
"To operationalise 100 FTCs across 38 districts and sub-divisions, the government will undertake large-scale recruitment," the home minister asserted in a statement.
He said that a total of 900 posts, including those of bench clerks, office clerks, stenographers, deposition writers, data entry operators, drivers, process servers and peons, will be filled.
Choudhary also announced that 79 courts will be designated as 'act courts' to fast-track cases related to the Arms Act. Swift resolution of such serious cases, he said, will strengthen law and order in the state.
The minister said that Patna alone will get eight fast-track courts, while four courts each will be set up in Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur. Three FTCs each are planned for Nalanda (Bihar Sharif), Rohtas (Sasaram), Saran (Chhapra), Begusarai, Vaishali (Hajipur), East Champaran (Motihari), Samastipur and Madhubani.
Similarly, two courts each will be established in West Champaran (Bettiah), Saharsa, Purnea, Munger, Nawada, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Kaimur (Bhabhua), Buxar, Bhojpur (Arrah), Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Supaul, Madhepura, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Jamui, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai and Khagaria. One FTC each is also proposed for the sub-divisional courts of Naugachia and Bagaha.
