Bizarre! Teacher rips off fingernail of student
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, February 10, 2020: In a barbaric act, a teacher ripped of fingernail of a girl student at a school in west Tripura. Belatedly reported incident was attributed as a corporal punishment which is banned across the globe.
The bizarre incident occurred at Bodhrai Reang Bari High School in Teliamura Subdivision under Khowai district.
The accused teacher has been identified as Uttam Datta.
Family of the victim girl who is studying in Class VII said the teacher first scolded her for allegedly speaking to a classmate. Then he ripped off a fingernail of the girl to express his anger.
The small girl fainted out of pain and had to be shifted to a hospital. She still remains panic stricken.
Parents of the girl lodged complaint with the school headmaster who kept the matter under the carpet.