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UP Headmaster Suspended After Video of Tapping Student Head Like Tabla Goes Viral
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News18•09-10-2026, 16:56
UP Headmaster Suspended After Video of Tapping Student Head Like Tabla Goes Viral
- •A government school headmaster in Uttar Pradesh Etawah district was suspended after a viral video showed him tapping a student shaved head like a tabla.
- •The incident occurred at a primary school in Birauli village, where in-charge headmaster Dinesh Kumar Mathur recorded the act and uploaded it to Facebook.
- •Etawah Basic Shiksha Adhikari Dr Rajesh Kumar condemned the teacher conduct as inappropriate and contrary to human dignity.
- •The Basic Education Department ordered a formal inquiry to be submitted within 15 days, temporarily attaching Mathur to the Saifai block office during suspension.
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The headmaster, Dinesh Kumar Mathur, was suspended after a video went viral showing him tapping a student's shaved head like a tabla in the classroom.
The incident came to the attention of officials after the headmaster allegedly recorded the episode and uploaded the video to his personal Facebook account, where it circulated widely on social media.
The Basic Education Department suspended Mathur with immediate effect and assigned Basrehar Block Education Officer Uday Singh Raj to conduct an inquiry and submit a report within 15 days.
