Headmistress beaten up for TR fund 'share'
Criminals yesterday beat up the headmaster of Udoypur Registered Primary School in Sujanagar upazila under the district for declining to give them 'share' of the Test Relief (TR) fund allocated for development of the school.
With serious injuries, Hasina Begum, the victim, is undergoing treatment at the upazila health complex.
Identity of the criminals could not be ascertained immediately but a teacher on condition of anonymity said they are backed by local influential people.
"Three to four criminals attacked me on the school premises at about 3:00pm today as I declined to meet their demand for giving them Tk 10 thousand from the Tk 32 thousand allocated under the TR fund for development work in the school," the headmistress told this correspondent when he visited her at the health complex yesterday.
“After receiving the fund, I engaged workers for earth work. I also took initiative for repair work and buying benches for the students. But a few local criminals demanded Tk 10 thousand from me over cell phone two days ago. At about 3:00pm today, they entered the school and again demanded the money. As I declined, they started beating me with sticks and iron rods,” she said.
Hearing her scream, locals rushed to the spot, rescued her and took her to Sujanagar upazila health complex, Hasina Begum said, adding that the matter was brought to the knowledge of the upazila education officials and the police.
"Police visited the spot. I asked the victim to file a case. Action will be taken against the criminals after getting the case,” said officer in charge of Sujanagar police station Md Ahsanul Haque.
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