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Telangana Teacher Suspended After Cow Brain Classroom Demonstration

A legal case under Telangana’s cow preservation law has been filed pending forensic confirmation of the specimen

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Some students claimed the teacher told them it was a cow's brain. (Pic used for representation)
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Overview

  • On June 24, Khaseem B, a biology teacher at Zilla Parishad High School for Girls in Yalal mandal, presented a raw brain to Class 10 students during a science lesson.
  • Several students reported nausea and emotional distress, prompting parents to complain that the display violated religious and cultural sentiments.
  • BJP leaders and Hindu group members protested outside the school on June 25 before police assurances led demonstrators to disperse.
  • The Vikarabad District Education Office suspended Khaseem B on June 25 and registered a case under the Telangana Prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal Preservation Act, 1977.
  • The specimen is undergoing species verification at the Telangana Forensics Science Laboratory against the backdrop of a newly formed state committee on cow protection.