FIR Lodged over Alleged Religious Homework to Student

An FIR was registered against a teacher and others of a private school here for allegedly assigning "Islamic religious practices" as homework to a Hindu student, police said on Friday. 

Following a complaint made by the student's aunt, the FIR was booked under Section 299 of BNS (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion) and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice Act (cruelty to child) against the teacher, a police official told



media.

The teacher's action triggered a massive row on July 16 with Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, BJP and VHP taking strong exception to it and demanding tough action against the school.

The school management terminated the services of the teacher following the controversy. DCP (Charminar Zone) Khare Kiran Prabhakar on Thursday said a female teacher on July 15 assigned homework to the Grade-II students that everyone should read 'Kalma'. Of the 25 students in the class, only one is a Hindu student, he said.