Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Ballia Probes Alleged Caste Discrimination Against Class 7 Student
Officials in Ballia are investigating a complaint about a Class 7 student named Ayush.
His uncle says Ayush was sent away from his private school on September 25.
The complaint says Ayush could not take an exam planned for the next day.
It also alleges that the school manager used caste-related insults when the school reopened on September 28.
Ayush said he was repeatedly stopped from taking exams.
He also said he was told to study at a government school.
The education department sent a block education officer to investigate.
The school received a notice, and officials say they will decide what action to take after the inquiry.
The allegations have not been established in the report.
Uttar Pradesh’s Basic Education Department launched an inquiry into allegations of caste-based discrimination against a Class 7 student in Ballia.
The complaint says the student, Ayush, was sent out of a private school on September 25 and barred from an exam scheduled for the next day.
It alleges the school manager used casteist slurs against Ayush when the school reopened on September 28.
Ayush said he was repeatedly prevented from taking examinations and told to study at a government school.
District Basic Education Officer Manish Kumar Singh said the school was issued a notice and an inquiry would determine whether action is warranted.
- Who
- Ayush, a Class 7 student from a Backward Class community; his uncle Arjun Rajbhar filed the complaint.
- What
- Officials are investigating allegations that Ayush faced caste-based discrimination, was sent out of school, and was prevented from taking examinations.
- When
- The alleged incidents occurred on September 25 and September 28; the inquiry was reported on October 2.
- Where
- A private school in the Sikandarpur area of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The inquiry followed a complaint alleging caste-based mistreatment and exclusion from school and examinations.
- District
- Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
- Student
- Ayush, a Class 7 student
- School
- A private school in the Sikandarpur area
- Alleged dates
- September 25 and September 28
- Complainant
- Arjun Rajbhar, Ayush’s uncle
- Investigating authority
- Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department
- Action so far
- A block education officer was sent to inquire, and the school was issued a notice
