Jashpur lecturer faces probe over religious books in School

Jashpur | Correspondent: A shocking incident has emerged from Jashpur district, where a government school teacher has been accused of distributing religious books among students. The incident occurred at the Government Higher Secondary School, Kersei, in the Farsabahar block. According to reports, on February 10th, school lecturer Deepak Tigga distributed small religious books to students in grades 11 and 12 without their permission.

Upon learning of the incident, the school management took immediate action and recovered approximately 14 religious books from the students' bags. School Principal R.N. Nageshree, citing this as a violation of service rules and indiscipline, issued a show-cause notice to Deepak Tigga.

The notice clearly states that distributing religious literature on school premises without permission is against government service conduct rules.

Currently, the accused teacher has been absent from school since the incident and remains untraceable. Block Education Officer (BEO) Durgesh Dewangan stated that due to the seriousness of the matter, it has been forwarded to the District Education Officer (DEO).

Education department officials stated that a detailed investigation is underway and, based on the report, strict departmental action will be taken against the accused teacher.