Taranjit Kaur Hundal blames the school for the ruckus.
AB Wire
NEW DELHI: A woman in Jalandhar, Punjab, Taranjit Kaur Hundal, allegedly beat up the director of a school in the city after her daughter’s mobile phone was confiscated by the latter, police said on Thursday.
Police have registered an FIR against Hundal and are investigating the case, reported The Hindustan Times.
On Monday, Hundal, whose daughter studies at Mayor World School, in Jalandhar, barged into the office of school director Jyoti Nagrani and closed the door from inside. She not only allegedly hurled abuses at Nagrani, but also beat her up and even strangulated her, reported the Times.
The school on Wednesday issued video footage to the police. The video can be seen below.
On Wednesday, the police lodged an FIR against Hundal under sections 451 (house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment) and 452 (house trespass after preparation to hurt, assault or wrongful restraint).
However, under acute pressure from the school management and teachers, police on Thursday booked Hundal for abusing and beating Nagrani under section 452, reported the Times.
The Tribune reported the heads of as many as 18 schools in Jalandhar met Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav, Mayor Sunil Jyoti and Police Commissioner Yurinder Singh Hayer to seek the inclusion of Section 307 in the FIR lodged against the parent.
Head of the CBSE-affiliated schools association, Jalandhar, Anil Chopra and chairman St. Soldiers Group, Anil Chopra, along with Ajay Bhatia from Cambridge School, Dr. Anup Bowry, Innocent Hearts Group, Jarnial Singh Pasricha from the MGN Group, Charanjit Singh Channi from CT Group, among others, met the Deputy Commissioner to demand the inclusion of Sections 307 and 452 in the FIR lodged against Hundal.
The association of CBSE schools has threatened to go on a strike for an indefinite period if the demanded sections were not included in the FIR, the Tribune reported.
According to the Tribune, on April 20, the incident happened after a mobile phone of Hundal’s daughter was confiscated by the school authorities. When her mother came to know about it, she asked them to return the phone. Later she demanded a letter from the school stating that the phone had been confiscated. After waiting for over 45 minutes, she barged into the CEO’s office.
The director of Mayor World School, Jyoti Nagrani, was quoted as saying: “One cannot imagine a parent can behave in such a manner as Taranjit Kaur Hundal did. She shouted at the staff at the reception as well as at PROs and deputies. She demanded that she be given a letter regarding the confiscation of phone. We were going to give it to her, but instead of waiting, she barged into the CEO’s office, yelled and spoke bad language. She called dirtiest possible names to teachers.”
School CEO Neerza Mayor said, “The said parent did not just slap the director, but also tried to strangle and hit her with a shoe. They also banged her head. The said sections have to be included in the FIR and other schools are supporting us on this matter. If they are not imposed, then all CBSE-affiliated schools will go on a strike for an indefinite period.”
Hundal, talking to The Tribune, said, “I was made to wait for over an hour for a simple letter after my daughter’s mobile was confiscated at the school on April 20. I do not deny the CCTV footage, which has been released. But it is not the complete version. Footage regarding what the school director said or did to me has not been made public. My children were told how do they tolerate such a psychopath mother? That is not how school administration behaves. For whatever transpired, an FIR has already been lodged against me in the matter. But I maintain that it is the incomplete version of things.”
Hundal alleged that on a previous occasion also she and her son had been slapped at the school following which she had called the police. She said, “At that time I called the police, now the school administration is getting back at me. But they have been harassing my children. I shall fight on issue till the end.”
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first of all, a parent who is well educated and is an advocates wife cannot do this without any reason. i am with taranjit kaur hundal. there must be some reason why she hit her and she also mentioned ” the full version of the video isnt leaked”.
i am damn sure that mayor world school are not telling the truth..esp the mayor maam of the school.. she mentioned that she hit her with a shoe..when taranjit hundal did not even wear shoes or she did not even hit anything except her hands.
i wish bad luck to mayor world school
Finally someone standing against these stupid rules set by Indian schools.It is the childs right what to do or not. I am 12 years old and an ex-student of this hell-school.I left because they always did gender and age partiality,they even harassed my best friend mentally by asking to confiscate his mobile even if he didnt bring it to school and also because of a group-chat in which he was not involved,they dont teach well,I am a sikh by birth and to infinity and i feel ashamed that Christmas is celebrated with more vigor and excitement than our gurus Gurupurab and the principal is also a Sikh.The school has gotten worse after the directors arrival.I think my parents did right thing by changing the school and not feeding them extra money.They also loot us very much 6000 rupees for a trip to himachal in the school bus only! Finally i am free of that hell-hole.Mrs. Hundal you shouldve filed a case against these people to get justice instead of doing such a heinous crime.My class teacher always mentally harassed me and did intense partiality.NOW I AM FREE OF HER TOO!!!!!! The principal isnt even a wise or honest man but he threatened an innocent child like me to expel me only for playing in the free period(which every child does and enjoys with it) but not the ones who write abusive words on school walls and ruin junior students childhood and those who bullied,ragged and teased junior students.These people eat parents money by asking for 3.50 lakhs for US trip.The teachers also messed with my personal thoughts and views.I had a secret crush an year ago who never looked at me or talked with me but i always wanted to be her friend but someone told my class teacher about it and she scolded me on my birthday and ruined it badly.Oh please let the child enjoy on his b’day and she even detained me for that for going out in break.I have vengeance in my mind for her very deeply.When any other child complained about someone teasing or harassing, she resolved it without getting them to authorities and when I did a small naughty act to be with my friends in the defaulter line by hiding my I card in my pocket,she took me to the Principal.Only good staff members in the school i know are my previous maths teacher,science teacher,co-ordinator,Punjabi teacher and counsellor.They treated children like children,not slaves and always support them.I dont understand why teachers take out the anger of their domestic problems on children.The co-ordinator always helped me and treated like a son and always understood me.My ex-classmates always played a game called “truth and dare” which was about girls,relationships and love.I dont know from where such young children learn about all this.