Cow urine used to 'purify' kids

Bhandara, Maharshatra: It’s over 50 years of independence but division on caste lines still seems to exist in the country.

Teachers of a primary school in Bhandara district of Maharshatra sprinkled cow's urine in the school premises and on students.

They did this because the previous headmistress was a Dalit and they wanted to purify the school and the children of the lower castes.

It was no educational trip to the police station for the school children – they were witnesses to the case of the violation of civil liberties committed when their new principal allegedly sprinkled cow urine or goumutra in their classroom and on them.

“Our principal sprinkled goumutra on SC students and said this is for your well-being,” said Sonali Meshram, a student.

“She said you'll study well after getting purified,” said another student Rajat Washnik.

The upper caste principal apparently did this to purify the school and its students because the woman she replaced was also a Dalit.

The act and the reason have obviously angered the parents.

“In the age of science, she is a blot on the teachers' reputation,” said a parent Arvind Gosani.

But the school authorities refute the very allegation.

“This is all false. No one sprinkled anything on students,” said a teacher Madhvi Rao.

Angry villagers say the police are going soft on the matter. Though a case has been registered, the police have taken no action against the principal yet.

“We have got the report and an inquiry is going on,” said Bhandara SP Suresh Sagar.

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