A shocking incident has come to light from Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, where a school principal allegedly beat a nursery student and sealed her mouth with tape for greeting her with “Radhe Radhe.” The police said that the principal has been arrested.

The incident happened on Wednesday morning at Mother Teresa English Medium School located in Bagdumar village. The village comes under the Nandini police station area.

According to officials, the victim is a three-and-a-half-year-old girl studying in the nursery class. She greeted her principal, Ila Evan Colvin, with “Radhe Radhe,” which is a common traditional greeting. But instead of appreciating it, the principal got angry.

She allegedly beat the little girl and sealed her mouth with tape as punishment. The child’s family filed a complaint against the principal, and the police took quick action.

Police have registered a case against Ila Evan Colvin under sections 115(2) and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as well as Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. These sections deal with causing hurt, outraging religious feelings, and cruelty to children.

Police said they filed the case based on the detailed statement given by the child’s family and the initial medical examination reports. So far, the school has not made any public statement about the matter.

Another case:

In a separate incident from Navi Mumbai, police have registered a case against a woman teacher for allegedly misbehaving with a minor male student on social media.

An official said, “Based on a complaint by the student's father, the police on Monday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the teacher under sections 11 and 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.”

The 35-year-old teacher allegedly chatted with the student on Instagram from Sunday evening till Monday morning.

“She was allegedly inappropriately dressed while chatting with the student and indulged in mischief and actions that would adversely affect the minds of children,” an official from Koparkhairne police station said.

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