Published 00:16 IST, March 27th 2024
After a video of the incident went viral, local authorities in Bastar ordered an investigation into the matter.
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Jagdalpur: A video has emerged on social media showing a government schoolteacher being chased out of the school by his own students for allegedly arriving in a drunken state. After said video went viral, the local Block Education Officer launched a probe into the matter, Bastar Collector Vijay Dayaram K told the media. Based on the results of the probe, further action will be taken in the matter.
The video shows a man, presumably the schoolteacher, leaving the premises of the school on his bike as the students chased him, flinging their footwear in his direction. A report by PTI, quoting official sources, said that the video clip was of the government primary school in Pallibhata village of Bastar development block.
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The students allegedly hurled footwear at the teacher after getting fed up with his alleged habit of arriving at school in a drunken condition, they said.
With inputs from PTI.
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00:16 IST, March 27th 2024