Chandigarh: A day after 13 girl students of a school in Gurdaspur were strip searched by a lady teacher for alleged theft, the Punjab government has ordered a probe into the incident.
Reacting to a report that the girls were subjected to humiliation after Rs. 500 went missing from the purse of one of the teachers, Punjab Education Minister Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema said strict action would be taken against any teacher found guilty, According to an official release.
He said the District Education Officer (Elementary) of Gurdaspur has appointed the inquiry officers and would be submitting a report in a fortnight.
He also issued instructions to all government schools in general that he would not tolerate any such incident in future.
According to Gurdaspur police, the teacher, who taught in a government girls middle school in a village in Gurdaspur district, found that a Rs. 500 note missing was from her wallet.
She later called seventh grade girl students and allegedly stripped them in a classroom to look for her note, police had said earlier.
The victims disclosed the incident to their parents, following which one parent registered a case against the teacher under section 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage modesty of woman), 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and provisions of the SC/ST Act.
Absconding
The police said the students of Government Girls Middle School in Madiala village had alleged that their drawing teacher Harjit Kaur subjected them to strip search.
The accused is absconding.
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