Teacher tied to tree, beaten for demanding salary

A teacher was tied to a tree and thrashed allegedly by the owner of a coaching centre in Kantilo of Nayagarh district recently for asking the latter to pay his salary.

The incident reportedly took place on June 5 and came to fore after a video of the act was posted by the accused on social media, following which the clip went viral.

According to a complaint filed by the teacher at the Khandapada police station, he was appointed at the Satya Sai Tutorials in Kantilo as an English teacher. However, Tapan Mohapatra, the owner of the coaching centre, didn’t give him salary for around six months, he alleged.

The teacher later quit the institute and joined another coaching centre. On June 5, Mohapatra called the teacher to a secluded place, tied him to a tree and assaulted him. The teacher was also garlanded with shoes. A video of the incident was recorded by some associates of the accused.

Tapan went absconding after the victim lodged the police complaint. Till last reports came in, efforts were on by police to nab him. The coaching centre has been sealed by the police.