Overview

• Shaqil Mohammad Nagori was taken into custody on July 17 and suspended by the Ujjain district education officer after an FIR alleged he burned and tore pictures of Bharat Mata and Hindu deities before Class VI students
• Police recovered a half-burnt photo of Bharat Mata on school premises in Nagpura and handed it over to villagers as evidence
• Complainants say the teacher threatened to kill students if they reported the incident and coerced Hindu pupils to read the Quran and learn Namaz
• Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists submitted memorandums to local authorities demanding stringent legal action
• Jharda police continue to question witnesses and collect evidence as the criminal investigation moves forward