India sees teacher abuse cases in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh schools

In Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, government primary‑school teacher Lokesh Sharma allegedly beat an eight‑year‑old Dalit student with a stick after the child drank from his water bottle, using casteist slurs. The victim’s family filed a police complaint and an FIR was registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

In Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, a private‑school teacher was dismissed after forcing a Class 8 student to write an obscene abuse word 200 times—100 times each in Hindi and English—as punishment. The incident triggered protests by the student organization ABVP, a complaint to the Surguja district education authorities, and an official inquiry by the district education officer.