TIRUNELVELI: A NEET coaching centre owner was booked for assaulting students and throwing footwear at the girl students attending the classes. Though the incident took place a month ago, it came to light only recently after the CCTV image of the assault went viral in social media.
The accused, Jalal Ahmad, caned the students after he found one of them sleeping in the early morning classes.He threw footwear at the girl students after one of them left the footwear outside the classroom, in an unspecified place other than the designated area for keeping footwear, according to police sources.
Member of state human rights commission, V Kannadasan, who was visiting Tirunelveli for hearing cases, visited the centre and carried out an investigation. He said that the commission took the case for investigation on suo moto.
One of the staff members and some students filed a complaint with the Melapalayam police station. The affected students met Kannadasan and showed their injuries.
Jalal Ahmad from Kerala started the centre two years ago. He was said to have worked as a trainer in Kerala. The coaching centre authorities said that Ahmad was strict with the students since parents pay a lot of money for the training, and he did not throw the footwear intentionally to hurt the girl students.
Melapalayam police are investigating. Ahmad remains at large, and police are looking for him. Police booked Ahmad for assault and assaulting to dishonour a person, and under section 75 of the JJ Act for cruelty to children since the students were minors.