Parents Allege Strip Search and Assault in Indore School Over Mobile Phone

Parents in Indore filed a police complaint after students at a government school were allegedly strip searched and assaulted by a teacher to find a mobile phone. The teacher reportedly threatened a student with making a video viral if she didn’t confess. Authorities are investigating the matter.

Parents in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, have lodged a police complaint against a government school where students were allegedly strip searched and assaulted in an effort to find a mobile phone, according to official reports.

The incident allegedly took place at Government Sharda Girls Higher Secondary School in the Bada Ganpati area, where a teacher reportedly took students to a toilet, ordered them to undress, and beat them. In one alarming claim, a student said the teacher threatened to record a video and make it viral if she did not confess to bringing the phone.

Malharganj police station's sub-inspector M Dhurve stated that an investigation is underway and action will be taken once the probe is complete. School principal Seema Jain confirmed a mobile phone was found and said parents were informed, while also promising an investigation into the allegations.