A complaint has been filed at the District Education Office (DEO) of Khotang against a teacher on the charge of beating a student unconscious. Krishna Kumari Regmi, a teacher of Shankheshwari Secondary School had allegedly beaten up sixth grader Kaushala Rai till she lost her consciousness. Parents of the victim student reached the district headquarters Diktel to file a complaint against Regmi on Thursday demanding action against the teacher. According to family members, the girl has bruise marks on her left hand and neck. “We have filed a complaint at the DEO demanding action against the teacher,” said Bajra Kumar Rai, father of the victim. Teacher Regmi had allegedly beaten up the girl using a stick on Tuesday. As per the statement of the victim, she was beaten up by her teacher for going to toilet during her class. “At first she caned me on the hand and later on the neck. I can't remember what happened after that,” Kaushala said. Students of Shankheshwari Secondary School have padlocked the school administration to protest the teacher's brutality. According to Min Kumari Thapa, an officer at the DEO, Khotang, her office is investigating the issue. “Non-cooperation by teachers has made our investigation difficult,” said Thapa. Caption: Bajra Kumar Rai, the father, and the victim girl, arrive at the district headquarters Diktel to file complaint against the teacher, Thursday. शङ्खेश्वरी मावि बराहपोखरीमा कक्षा ६ मा अध्ययनरत कौशिला राईलाई फागुन ३ गते बेहेस् हुनेगरी लठ्ठीले कुटपिट गरेको आरोपमा सोही विद्यालयकी शिक्षिका कृष्णकुमारी रेग्मीविरुद्ध पीडित पक्षले फागुन ५ गते जिल्ला शिक्षा कार्यालयमा उजुरी दिएको छ । पीडित बालिकासहित सदरमुकाम दिक्तेलमा आएका अभिभावकले आरोपित शिक्षिकालाई कारबाही गर्न माग गर्दै शिक्षा कार्यालयमा निवेदन दिएका हुन् । आरोपितको कुटपिटबाट पीडित बालिकाको बाँया पाखुरा र गर्दनमा निलडाम लागेको पीडित बालिकाका बावु बज्रकुमार राईले बताए । ‘छोरीलाई बेहोस् हुनेगरी कुटपिट गरिएछ ।’-राईले भने-‘कुटपिट गर्नेलाई कारबाही हुनुपर्‍यो । हामीलाई न्याय दिनुपर्‍यो भनेर शिक्षामा निवेदन दिएका छौँ ।’ छात्रामाथि निर्घात कुटपिट भएको विरोधमा विद्यार्थीले विद्यालयमा ताला लगाएका छन् । शिक्षिकाविरुद्ध प्रशासनमासमेत निवेदन दिने राईले बताए । घटनाका विषयमा यथार्थ बुझ्न बाँकी रहेको निमित्त जिल्ला शिक्षा अधिकारी मीन थापाले बताइन् । सुनिता मगर