Kailali : Three teachers have been arrested for allegedly practicing caste-based discrimination and untouchability at Bhairav Basic School in Moya, Gauriganga Municipality-6, Kailali.
Teachers Bhagwati Badaula, Bhagwati Regmi and Tek Raj Upadhyay were arrested on Wednesday following a complaint filed by Dalit students and their parents.
According to DSP Hira Singh Mahar, chief of the Malakheti Area Police Office, the three teachers have been kept in custody while police investigate the incident.
They have been accused of discriminating against Dalit students, the chairperson of the School Management Committee, a teacher and an office assistant on the basis of caste.
According to Kailash Aauji, a member of the School Management Committee, allegations of discrimination have been made against committee chairperson Chakrabahadur BK, teacher Bina BK, office assistant Laxmidevi Damai and Dalit students.
The victims have alleged that the three teachers practiced caste-based discrimination in the distribution of drinking water, tea and snacks, as well as in their general conduct at the school.
After the incident came to light, local residents, students’ parents and other stakeholders called for an impartial investigation and the disclosure of the facts.
Dalit rights activists in the district had submitted a memorandum to Kailali Chief District Officer Hiralal Regmi on Ashoj 11, demanding legal action against those responsible.
Nepal’s Constitution prohibits caste-based discrimination and untouchability.
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Three Arrested, Including Ward Member, Over Alleged Caste-Based Discrimination 