UP teacher asks kids to slap Muslim student in class, sparks controversy

A school teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar made students slap a Muslim kid inside the classroom. A video of the incident which took place in Khabbarpur village has gone viral on social media and the police have begun a probe. "I have declared jitne bhi Mohammedan bachhe hai..." the teacher was caught saying on camera while she called the rest of the class one after the other to take turns hitting the Muslim student. In the viral video, the students took turns slapping their fellow student as the teacher encouraged them to "hit him harder". In one instance, she also asked one of the students to "hit him on his waist" after he had already slapped the Muslim student. The student's father told India Today that he removed his son from the school and made an agreement with the school authorities. He explained that as per the agreement, he would not file a police complaint and the school would give a refund for his son's admission fees.