26 Jan 2023  |   07:10am IST

Pernem school teacher booked for abusing, assaulting students

Team Herald 

PERNEM: A teacher of a reputed school at Dhargal was booked by the Pernem police for allegedly assaulting and abusing students.

Sources informed that the accused teacher allegedly used  to fling chalks, dusters as well as slap students. 

The headmistress on January 13 lodged a complaint against Amit Jagannath Mashelkar for allegedly abusing the minor students after the students and parents complained against the teacher to the school authorities. 

Many parents also  filed complaints against the accused teacher with the police.

The pernem police later booked the teacher under Sections 323, 504 of the IPC and Section 8 (2) of Goa Children's Act 2003.