Headmaster tied to pole, beaten up for misbehaving with girl student

Baripada: Tension prevailed in Bangriposi block of Mayurbhanj district today when some locals thrashed the Headmaster of a project school in the block accusing him of misbehaving with a girl student of the school.

As per the complaint, Tapas Giri, Headmaster of the Andola Project School, has been misbehaving with the girl for the last couple of days for which she was reluctant to go to school. When the family members asked her about it, she narrated her ordeal.

Later, some villagers tied Giri to an electric pole and started beating him mercilessly. On receiving information, police rushed to the spot and rescued him from the clutches of the villagers.

However, the Headmaster refuted the allegation terming it as false. Meanwhile, police forces have been deployed in the village to avoid any untoward incident further.