VIDEO: IAS Officer Slaps Student During Exam In MP, Candidate Alleges Ear Injury

A video of an IAS officer repeatedly slapping a candidate during an examination in Madhya Pradesh has gone viral on social media. 

The video from April 1 shows Bhind district magistrate Sanjeev Srivastava, and the incident took place during the BSc 2nd year Mathematics exam at Deendayal Dangraulia Mahavidyalaya in MP's Bhind district. 

In the video, the IAS officer was seen confronting the students -- identified as Rohit Rathore. The officer was further seen dragging him out of his chair and slapping him several times. 

In another video, Srivastava was seen escorting the student to another room, apparently the staff room, where he pointed towards the student. 

"Where is your paper?" Srivastava asked while slapping the candidate twice.

The student alleged that the beating affected his ear but said he "could not say anything" because Srivastava is an IAS officer," reported NDTV. 

IAS Officer Defends Action 

The IAS officer defended his action, saying he went to the college to investigate allegations of mass cheating. He told NDTV that he received complaints that students had smuggled the question papers outside, got them solved, and were bringing in the solved papers. 

"I went there to investigate an organised cheating racket. I have also written to the university recommending that the college not be used as an examination centre in the future," he said. 

According to senior officials, the college is owned by Narayan Dangraulia, the father-in-law of Hemant Katare, who is the deputy leader of the opposition in Madhya Pradesh.

Not The First Time Controversy 

However, this is not the first time Srivastava has landed in a controversy. 

A few days back, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, while hearing a case related to the Public Works Department, remarked on Mr Srivastava's conduct, saying: "The Chief Secretary should decide whether such an officer should continue in the field or not."

Additionally, Srivastava, along with SDM Parag Jain, has been accused of mental harassment by Tehsildar Mala Sharma, who is currently posted in Bhind. Writing a letter to the Chief Minister, Sharma said that if anything happens to her "due to this torture, the responsibility will lie with Collector Sanjeev Srivastava and Gohad SDM Parag Jain."

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