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Government teacher bites another teacher’s ear during scuffle at north Kashmir school

By News Desk

February 23, 2023

In an unfortunate incident, one of the Government teacher chopped off colleague’s ear during a scuffle in Buchoo area of Pattan north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that a minor scuffle erupted between two teachers at the Government Middle School Buchoo during an enrollment drive, during which the duo engaged in a verbal brawl which turned into a physical fight.

During this fight, one of the teacher identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed roughed up his colleague and chopped off his ear with his teeth. The injured teacher was rushed to the nearby hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

The Jammu Kashmir Police has registered a case in this regard and started further investigation.

The Zonal Educational Officer Pattan has received a complaint in this regard and also recommended that he should be suspended. “It is unfortunate that teachers engage in such behaviour. The incident has been condemned by teachers,” he said.