Shiksha mitra beats principal with shoes for harassing her, probe ordered

Gorakhpur: A school principal of Agardih primary school under Itwa Tehsil in Siddharthnagar district was beaten up with shoes by a siksha mitra for allegedly harassing her. A video clip of the incident went viral on Thursday evening. The BSA has instructed to probe the matter on the complaint of the shiksha mitra.
As per the complaint, the principal Manoj Kumar of Agardih Primary School called the woman shiksha mitra with register in his office on Thursday morning and allegedly tried to harass her. When she resisted, he ousted her using un-parliamentary words and also refused to sign her register.
In the viral video, the shiksha mitra can be seen beating the principal with her sandals. The teacher made a complaint with the BSA Rajendra Singh who handed over the probe to Block Education officer. The BSA said that after the report of the probe is received strict action will be taken against whosoever will be found guilty.
Apart from principal Manoj Kumar, assistant teacher Tej Pal and siksha mitra Poonam are posted at the school.