Crime

Female teacher assaulted by student’s family at Karachi school

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A female teacher was attacked by a student’s family, including a police officer, at a private school in the Jamshed Quarters area of Karachi, police confirmed on Wednesday.

The incident occurred after a student was asked to stand as a disciplinary measure for arriving late on May 16. Two days later, the student’s parents and maternal uncle visited the school to confront the teacher.

According to the FIR, the student’s uncle claimed to be the Station House Officer (SHO) of Kalakot Police Station. He, along with the student and her parents, allegedly assaulted the teacher inside the principal’s office. Other female teachers who attempted to intervene were also pushed and manhandled.

CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced, showing the suspects attacking the teacher inside the school premises.

The case has been registered at Jamshed Quarters Police Station. Police confirmed that one of the assailants is a serving police officer, and internal disciplinary action has been initiated against him. SSP East Dr Farrukh Raza has taken notice of the case, and an investigation is underway.

This is not the first violent incident against a teacher in Karachi this year. In January, Khan Mayel, a 38-year-old teacher from North Waziristan, was shot dead outside a school in North Karachi. He was attacked by two unidentified men who had been waiting outside the premises and opened fire as he arrived. One of the attackers had his face covered, and both fled on a motorcycle. Mayel was hit in the head and died on the spot. Police suspect personal enmity as a possible motive.