<p>As many as 47 students of a government primary school at Brahmanvasi village in Gujarat were allegedly beaten up by their woman teacher for raising voice against delay in getting mid day meals, police said today.</p>.<p>The incident came to light on Saturday after Jayantibhai Somabhai, guardian of one of the students, lodged a police complaint against the teacher, identified as Bela Patel, at Padra police station.<br /><br />Patel has been shunted out after a hue and cry was raised over the incident.<br /><br />Following the complaint with police, District Development Officer Rakesh Shankar has asked the District Education Officer to submit a report on the incident.</p>.<p>According to sources, the students of class V of the school had approached the chairman of School Management Committee, Raju Parmar, over inadequate supply of mid day meal, <br />following which he had asked the principal of the school to look into the matter.</p>.<p>On Friday, Patel allegedly summoned the children to a classroom and caned them, they said.<br /><br />While 24 out of 47 students had to be referred to a hospital at Padra town, five of them, namely Divyaben Padhiyar, Vishal Khumansinh, Jayshree Jitubhai Sindha, Lata Bhpuendra Parmar and Yogesh Subhash Parmar have reportedly received injuries on their backs.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Sarpanch of Brahmanvasi village panchayat, identified as Kamleshbhai, said the villagers will launch a protest seeking transfer of all seven teachers of the school.<br /><br />"The teachers are not interested in doing their duty. They are always busy talking over mobile phones," he alleged.</p>
<p>As many as 47 students of a government primary school at Brahmanvasi village in Gujarat were allegedly beaten up by their woman teacher for raising voice against delay in getting mid day meals, police said today.</p>.<p>The incident came to light on Saturday after Jayantibhai Somabhai, guardian of one of the students, lodged a police complaint against the teacher, identified as Bela Patel, at Padra police station.<br /><br />Patel has been shunted out after a hue and cry was raised over the incident.<br /><br />Following the complaint with police, District Development Officer Rakesh Shankar has asked the District Education Officer to submit a report on the incident.</p>.<p>According to sources, the students of class V of the school had approached the chairman of School Management Committee, Raju Parmar, over inadequate supply of mid day meal, <br />following which he had asked the principal of the school to look into the matter.</p>.<p>On Friday, Patel allegedly summoned the children to a classroom and caned them, they said.<br /><br />While 24 out of 47 students had to be referred to a hospital at Padra town, five of them, namely Divyaben Padhiyar, Vishal Khumansinh, Jayshree Jitubhai Sindha, Lata Bhpuendra Parmar and Yogesh Subhash Parmar have reportedly received injuries on their backs.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Sarpanch of Brahmanvasi village panchayat, identified as Kamleshbhai, said the villagers will launch a protest seeking transfer of all seven teachers of the school.<br /><br />"The teachers are not interested in doing their duty. They are always busy talking over mobile phones," he alleged.</p>