Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Father Arrested After Belt Attack on West Bengal Teacher
A teacher at a school in West Bengal told some students to be quiet.
The students were allegedly making noise during Class 11 registration.
One student’s father was called to the school.
Police said the father then attacked the teacher with a belt.
A camera inside the classroom recorded the incident.
The teacher was identified as Arun Das.
The father was identified as Debabrata Das.
Police arrested the father on Tuesday.
Police said the father of a Class 11 student was arrested on Tuesday.
The alleged assault occurred at Haripada Institution in Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas.
CCTV footage reportedly shows Debabrata Das entering a classroom and attacking teacher Arun Das with his belt.
The teacher had reprimanded students who were allegedly shouting and causing chaos during Class 11 registration.
Authorities said Debabrata Das was called to the school before the alleged attack took place.
- Who
- Debabrata Das, the father of a Class 11 student, was arrested after teacher Arun Das was allegedly attacked.
- What
- A teacher was allegedly assaulted with a belt inside a classroom.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred on Monday, and the student’s father was arrested on Tuesday.
- Where
- Haripada Institution in Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
- Why
- School authorities said the teacher had reprimanded students for allegedly shouting and creating chaos during Class 11 registration.
- Arrested person
- Debabrata Das, father of a Class 11 student
- Teacher
- Arun Das, the Bengali teacher
- School
- Haripada Institution
- Location
- Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
- Alleged weapon
- A belt
- Evidence
- CCTV footage of the classroom incident
- Trigger described by authorities
- Students allegedly shouting and creating chaos during Class 11 registration