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Panchkula: Principal suspended over assault on six-year-old girl

Education department orders immediate action after KG student admitted to PGI; two women teachers already suspended

Panchkula school principal suspended over assault on six-year-old girl
The department issued suspension orders against principal. TNN Photo : Tara Thakur

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Haryana’s Education Department has suspended the principal of Shaheed Major Anuj Rajput Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School in Sector 20, Panchkula, following an alleged assault on a six-year-old KG student at the school.

The department issued suspension orders against principal Neelu with immediate effect on Sunday under Rule 5 of the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016.

The action comes after the child was allegedly brutally assaulted at the government school and admitted to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) for treatment.

Earlier, two women teachers with disabilities at the school had also been suspended in connection with the incident.

The Panchkula police have also registered a case against the school administration over alleged negligence in the matter.

The suspension of the principal marks further action by the Education Department following the incident.

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