Odisha News: The teacher beat the children after not getting on his feet, the student's hand broke unconscious; Teacher suspended - Odisha teacher was suspended for beating students Bhubaneshwar News

Updated: Mom, 15 Sep 2025 07:25 PM (IST) A teacher of the government in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha was suspended on charges of defeating students. The teacher hit 31 children with bamboo and broke the hand of a student and a student fainted. Physical punishment in Odisha has been banned since 2004. After the investigation, the teacher was convicted and suspended. When he did not get to his feet, the teacher beat the children, broke the student’s hand, the student unconscious, the teacher suspended Jagran correspondent, Bhubaneswar. A female teacher was suspended by the Odisha Education Department on charges of defeating students in a government school in the Mayurbhanj district Odisha. It is said that the teacher beat 31 children with a bamboo stick. The hand of a student broke in this incident, while a student fainted. It is noteworthy that physical punishment has been banned in Odisha since 2004. Remove ad, just read the news, this incident is from the Khandadeul government’s high school under the Bisinga police station in the district. According to the information, the assistant teacher beat Sukanti car students from classes 6, 7 and 8 because they did not touch their feet after the morning prayer. According to the School Management Committee, the students usually respect the teachers by touching their feet after prayer, but the day the teacher came to the end of the prayer session. Anger on this he beat the children and caused bruises on the hands and back of many students. The investigation found that the hand of a student broke and that a student reached the hospital unconscious. In light of the seriousness of the incident, principal Purnachandra Ojha, Block Education Officer Biplav Kar, group resources coordinator Devashish Sahu and the School Management Committee investigated the case and convicted the teacher. After this, the accused teacher was suspended. The Block Education Officer Biplav Kar said that the case was taken very seriously and that action was taken quickly. The Odisha government has banned physical punishment in all educational institutions since September 2004.