In a shocking incident, a teacher in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, strip-searched Class X girl students to find a mobile phone.
The incident, which took place on Friday, prompted an administrative investigation, leading to the teacher's transfer.
As per news agency PTI, officials stated that a teacher - Jaya Panwar - at Government Sharda Girls Higher Secondary School in the Bada Ganpati area took 5 students to a toilet and asked them to strip after a mobile phone rang in class.
The officials further said that parents of students filed a complaint at Malharganj police station, alleging that the girls were also beaten during the search.
In their statement to the police, the students said that even their underwears were removed. One student refused to remove her clothes citing menstruation, but the teacher did not pay heed to her and even checked her pad.
A girl said, “I told Jaya Panwar madam several times that I cannot take off my clothes as I am on my periods, but she threatened me that if I do not take off my salwar, she will pull it off… and while saying this, madam pulled my salwar down. Jaya madam made me remove my undergarment as well. I told her that madam I am on my periods, but madam made me remove my pad to check.