A shocking and embarrassing incident has come to light from Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, which has raised serious questions not only on education system but also social harmony and women safety. Priyanka Priyadarshini, principal of Lohasari Middle School located in Bochhan block of the district, was attacked in the school premises itself. It is alleged that a school teacher and a retired husband from her army together not only beaten the woman principal suffering from cancer, but also attempted strangling.
What is the matter?
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon. Priyanka Priyadarshini, Principal of Lohasari Middle School, who comes from the Mahadalit community and is struggling with a serious disease like cancer, had complained to her school teacher Pallavi Kumari to the senior officials. The complaint was made for not cooperating in school operations. This was passed on to Pallavi Kumari and she reached the school with her husband Ranjit Singh alias Kunal Kumar. Kunal Kumar is retired from the army.
On reaching school, both of them entered the principal’s room and argued with them first, then abused caste and eventually attacked them. The principal was strangled and beaten badly. According to the victim, the accused said that “they will not be allowed to work as a principal in the upper caste -dominated village.”
Police also misbehaved on the spot
On receiving the information of the attack, the principal informed Dial 112 and Garhan police station. The situation did not improve even when the police arrived. The accused also misbehaved with the police team. Seeing this, the police sent a message to the wireless, after which the police station president Ashish Kumar Thakur and a large number of police forces reached the spot. As soon as he arrived, the accused teacher couple and his other associates escaped from the spot.
Victim hospitalized, FIR lodged
The injured principal Priyanka Priyadarshini has been admitted to SKMCH Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. He has given his written complaint to Garhan police station. At the same time, a separate FIR has also been lodged by police officer Vijay Narayan Pal regarding this incident, in which the accused are accused of obstructing police work, misbehavior and obstruction of government work.
Did the police station president say?
Garahan police station president Ashish Kumar Thakur said that an FIR has been lodged against the victim’s complaint against teacher Pallavi Kumari, her husband Kunal Kumar and other unknown people under a deadly attack, caste -based misconduct, assault, and obstruction of government work. At present, all the accused are absconding and the police is conducting raids for their arrest.
Social and administrative questions
This incident has raised serious questions on Bihar’s education system and safety of women teachers. A cancer -affected woman, who comes from the Mahadalit community, was just faced with physical and mental torture as she demanded discipline and cooperation in the school. This bitter example of ethnic discrimination and patriarchal mindset makes the society think.
conclusion
This incident of Muzaffarpur is not just a full violence in one school, it is a representative of many cases where Dalits, women and honest officers are targeted on the basis of caste and position. It remains to be seen how much prompt action the administration takes in this matter and whether the victim gets justice on time. There is a warning for both the society and the government that if strict and quick action is not taken in such cases, then this trend can take a formidable form.
