UP headmistress gets foot massage from Class 5 students during school hours

JHANSI: Headmistress of a govt primary school in Chitrakoot district was suspended on Friday after a video showing her getting foot massage by a student during school hours went viral.The incident has been reported from govt school, Naya Bazar in Karbi where Madhu Rai has been posted as the headmistress. On Thursday night a 23 second video went viral in which Madhu is seen lying on the floor of a classroom looking into her mobile phone while girls of grade V, in school uniform, are sitting on benches and one of them is giving her foot massage.Basic Siksha Adhikari (BSA) BK Sharma said that after the video came to his notice, he sent a team to the school on Friday for the inspection. However, Madhu was on medical leave.“I have suspended her on the basis of the inspection report in which students have alleged that she used to have regular massage by them”, Sharma said while informing that Madhu is about to retire in a couple of years. The headmistress denied the allegations and claimed that the video was doctored with the help of AI tools,. he said.