Principal, librarian exchange slaps at MP school; suspended after video goes viral

The principal and the librarian of Eklavya Adarsh Awasiya Vidyalaya in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district entered a fight and started slapping and pulling each other’s hair after an argument.

Authorities suspended both women after a video of the physical fight in the school corridor went viral last week.

The 90-second video clip shows the principal and the librarian arguing loudly. While one of them tries to record the verbal exchange on her mobile phone, the other slaps her, snatches her phone, and throws it on the ground.

“Aapne mujhe thappad kaise mara”? one keeps asking, to which the other woman says, “self-defence.” Sources said the fight was the fallout of arguments over the division of work between the librarian and the principal.

Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Meena said both women have filed complaints against each other at Mengaon police station. “Their statements are being recorded after obtaining medical reports,” he added.

After the video clip surfaced on social media, both were removed from the school and assigned to the office of Assistant Commissioner Tribal Development, Khargone.

“A fight between the school principal and the librarian is an unfortunate incident,” said Khargone district collector Bhavya Mittal. She said Commissioner of Society, New Delhi, Ajit Kumar Shrivastava, has suspended principal Praveen Dahiya with immediate effect. “An overall report, also including other issues, was sent to the state government and the National Education Society for Tribal Students, an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs,” Mittal added.

Assistant Commissioner of MP Tribal Welfare Department Prashant Arya said the librarian, identified as Madhurani, has also been suspended based on the recommendation received by the state government.

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