The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has placed a senior Urdu lecturer under suspension pending an inquiry into his conduct. The suspension order was initiated after allegations of harassment by a girl student of the institution, according to an official order.
As per the order, Ghulam Hassan Mir, a Senior Lecturer posted at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Sopore in Baramulla district, has been suspended with immediate effect. During the suspension period, he has been attached to BHSS Badugam in Gurez, located in Bandipora.
A police case has been filed against a senior lecturer posted in north kashmir's Sopore town after a girl student accused him of harassment, even as the teacher has been suspened with inquiry ordered into the matter. Senior Superintendent of Police Sopore, Iftikhar Talib said the teacher has been booked and an investigation has been set into motion after girl student's allegations.
The order, issued by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir under reference number 156-DSEK of 2026 dated April 13, states that the action has been taken pending an inquiry into the officer’s conduct. However, the specific allegations or reasons behind the inquiry have not been disclosed in the official communication.
To ensure a time-bound investigation, the Joint Director (North) has been appointed as the inquiry officer. The officer has been tasked with conducting a detailed probe and submitting a report to the Directorate within 15 days.The development comes amid ongoing efforts by the School Education Department in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain administrative discipline and accountability within the education sector.
Following the allegations, students held a protest in Sopore town demanding strict action against the lecturer.Meanwhile, authorities on Monday ordered suspension of classwork in the educational institutions in Sopore following protests over allegations of harrasment of a girl student by a senior lecturer.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Sopore, S A Raina, said that academic activities at Government Higher Secondary School, Boys Higher Secondary School and Government Degree College Sopore will remain suspended from April 15 to April 18.The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the area following protests over harrasment allegations
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