Youth with mental disorder assaults headmaster inside classroom in Cuttack

In an unfortunate incident, a headmaster sustained severe injuries on his leg when a youth allegedly assaulted him inside the school in Cuttack district.

The victim has been identified as Pradeepta Sahu who is the headmaster of Ganeswarpur Primary School under Tangi-Choudwar block in the district.

As per reports, when Pradeepta was teaching inside the school, a youth from Adambapur village entered the classroom and tried to assault the students with a piece of stick. When Pradeepta tried to prevent him, he left the students and attacked him instead. Pradeepta sustained a severe injury on his leg in the process.

Subsequently, the students called some villagers who eventually overpowered the youth. Later, it was learnt that the youth is suffering from a mental disorder. The villagers have admitted the youth to the hospital for treatment.

It has been learnt that the headmaster is continuing to teach in the school despite suffering from the injury.

“The youth hurled abuses at our headmaster and attacked him with a piece of stick when he was teaching us in the classroom,” said Swarnaprabha Behera, a student.

“The stranger entered the classroom and tried to attack the students with a stick. When I tried to prevent him, he attacked me with the stick and I sustained severe injury in my leg,” said headmaster Pradeepta Sahu.

“After receiving the information I rushed to the school and found that the youth is suffering from mental disorder. The villagers overpowered the youth and he has been admitted to the hospital,” said Rashmiranjan Raut, Sarpanch of Magura Gram Panchayat.