Probe ordered after 7-yr-old Muslim boy 'harassed' in UP school for ‘bringing non-veg food’

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Agra: A private school principal in Uttar Pradeshs Amroha has been accused of mistreating a seven-year-old Muslim student on the grounds that the child frequently brought non-vegetarian meals to school and made insensitive remarks about Hindu temples...

According to the mother of the child, the principal allegedly accused the child of vandalising a temple within the school premises and labelled him a terrorist..

The mother further alleged that the child was locked in a storeroom at school and that the principal allegedly recorded a video asking him if he intended to blow up the premises...

Refuting the principals accusations that her son brought non-vegetarian food to school, the mother claimed instead that the child dislikes non-vegetarian food and that other students bullied her son over his religious identity...

Following the viral video, a local committee of Muslims wrote to the sub-divisional magistrate, demanding an impartial investigation into the incident, the principals immediate arrest and suspension of the schools accreditation.The letter, also addressed to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urged him to ensure swift and strict action...

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