Incident Reports

Corporal punishment injures 14-year-old student in Biratnagar

2019-11-13

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar, Ward 4

Nimesh Basnet, the headteacher of Aarpan School, in Biratnagar Municipality-4 beat a 14-year-old student up with a pipe for being irregular at the school and for failing the second terminal examination. 

The girl has sustained injuries under her waist. The girl had not informed of the beating to her family members but the incident came to light after she was unable to sleep because of the pain form beating. The headteacher conceded beating the girl in anger to frighten her as she was irregular in the school. 

The relatives of the girl filed a complaint at District Police Office Morang demanding action against the guilty teacher. The injured girl underwent a medical examination and treatment at Koshi Hospital. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Other
Primary Cause Violence in school/university (violence by teachers, hazing, etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Education sector/teachers (private and public)
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Students
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
Youth Injured 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Morang , Local Newspaper - Sunsari

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