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'Still Not Arrested': UP Minorities Commission Summons Teacher Tripta Tyagi In Muslim Student Assault Case

Amid outrage over a Muslim child being slapped on the orders of a teacher in UP's Muzaffarnagar, the Uttar Pradesh Minorities Commission has summoned the Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate, Basic Shiksha Adhikari and the teacher Tripta Tyagi who was seen making communal remarks in a of the incident that surfaced online. 

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Uttar Pradesh school teacher who encouraged slapping a Muslim student on Friday
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Amid outrage over a Muslim child being slapped on the orders of a teacher in UP's Muzaffarnagar, the Uttar Pradesh Minorities Commission has summoned the Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate and Basic Shiksha Adhikari. The commission has also summoned the teacher Tripta Tyagi who was seen making communal remarks in a of the incident that surfaced online. 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) too issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state police, seeking a detailed report into the Muzaffarnagar incident. The panel said the contents of the media report, if true, amount to a violation of the victim's human rights. The commission also noted that teacher has still not been arrested as of August 28.

NHRC issues notices

The NHRC has issued notices to the chief secretary and the director general of police, Uttar Pradesh, seeking a detailed report in the matter within four weeks. The report should include details about the action taken against the teacher, the status of the FIR registered and the compensation, if any, paid to the aggrieved family, as well as steps taken or proposed to be initiated to prevent a repeat of such incidents, the NHRC said.