Muzaffarnagar slapping case: SC orders UP police to file status report by Sept 25

New Delhi, NT Bureau: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Muzaffar nagar Police to submit a status report on its investigation into the case against a teacher who ordered students to slap their Muslim classmate by September 25.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal asked Muzaffarnagar Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Suman to inform the court about the measures taken to protect the seven-year-old student and his parents.

On August 24, a video of the Muslim boy being slapped by his classmates went viral. It happened at Neha Public School, owned by Tripta Tyagi, the teacher in the video.