Overview
- CCTV footage shows headmaster Brijendra Verma striking Basic Shiksha Adhikari Akhilesh Pratap Singh with a belt during a Sept. 23 inquiry in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Police registered an FIR at Kotwali Nagar based on the officer’s written complaint and took Verma into custody.
- Investigators seized the belt, a broken mobile phone, and torn official documents, and the officer was sent for a medical examination.
- The education department suspended Verma, and the BSA recommended his termination to higher authorities.
- Officials also suspended assistant teacher Avantika Gupta for alleged prolonged absence in a related personnel matter as the broader probe continues.