Delhi student beaten by teacher for using RTI

**sidmis** · 08-07-2008, 10:30 PM

Delhi student beaten by teacher for using RTI

As reported in Thaiindian.com
Using the Right to Information Act (RTI) to know his examination
marks proved costly for an 18-year-old student of a government school
when he was allegedly brutally beaten up by his teacher in Dilshad
Garden area of north-east Delhi Thursday.

Mohsin Ansari, a Class 9 student of the Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Dilshad Garden, was admitted to hospital after being allegedly beaten by his physical training teacher, Jai Singh Yadav.

"Mohsin is being victimized for using the Right to Information Act.
When he went to school today he was severely beaten up by his
teacher," Mohsin's father, Mohammad Yusuf Ansari, told IANS.
Mohsin was taken to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from where he was
discharged in the evening.

"He suffered several injuries. We have informed the police about it.
We will complain to the chief minister, the education minister and
the Central Information Commission about it," Ansari said.
Mohsin had used the RTI to get a copy of the answer sheet of his
English subject examination and also wanted to see the answer sheets
of other students of his class.

Though he was given a copy of his paper, the authorities refused to
show him the answer sheets of other students. He then approached the
CIC, which directed the school authorities to show him the answer
sheets of the other students.

Though the CIC passed the orders in June, the school authorities
refused to show him the answer sheets.

"On Tuesday, when he reached school to inspect the answer sheets of
other students, the school authorities threatened him and refused to
show him any paper. They told him to go to the CIC again to get
another order," Ansari said.

The physical training teacher assaulted him in school Thursday.
"Today while I was in the school toilet, my physical activity teacher
Jai Singh Yadav came and started beating me indiscriminately. He
threw me down the stairs and slapped me repeatedly," Mohsin told
IANS.

His parents alleged that the principal was present in the school when
the incident took place but didn't intervene.

When contacted by IANS, Principal Gokal Singh denied the allegation,
and said, "I was not in school when the incident took place."
Jai Singh Yadav, when asked if he had indeed beaten the student,
said: "I didn't do anything at all." He even threatened the reporter
with dire consequences for reporting the incident.

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**jiwateshwar** · 08-07-2008, 10:35 PM

Sponsorer

Does the school have a particular name or just known as "Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Dilshad Garden"?

Would love it if some RTI Activist files an application inquiring about the action taken report. Such teachers are not worthy of the profession.

**poonam agarwal** · 08-08-2008, 07:01 AM

sir . more details plz

**sidmis** · 08-10-2008, 09:21 PM

Poonam,

Here's the decision of CIC from where you will get all the details you want.
http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/OK-09062008-01.pdf

File an RTI to this PIO as you promised me. Will you?

Name of the Appellant:
Shri Mohsin
E-44/B-427
New Seemapuri
Delhi-110095

Name of the Public Authority: Department of Education

The Public Information Officer
Deputy Director of Education (North – East),
O/o DDE (North East), RPVV, B-Block,
Yamuna Vihar, Delhi-110053

...
11. During the hearing, it was stated by the Appellant that since he had filed the RTI-application — the first to be filed with the particular public authority — he was facing harassment at the hands of the authorities. The Commission would like to hold out a warning to the concerned officials that in case this is indeed a case of victimization, the Commission will take severe action against the authorities for not acting in the spirit of this pro-people RTI-Act.

**jiwateshwar** · 08-10-2008, 09:30 PM

Thanks a ton sidmis! I'm also going to file an RTI in this regard. Poonam, could you please put up your RTI on this forum so that we could all make the same application.

Further I shall send a letter directly to the school authorities! There is no telling what the content of the letter shall be