Telangana: BJP leader assaults teacher for allegedly unauthorised Urdu classes, two FIRs filed

A group of men led by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Saturday allegedly assaulted the principal of a private school in Telangana’s Nizamabad district over claims that he undertook unauthorised Urdu lessons for a class of 25 students, The Indian Express reported.

The police registered two first information reports following the incident. One was filed against BJP’s Armur town chief Mandula Balu and others for allegedly trespassing the school premises and assaulting the teacher. The second case named principal Ameer Khan, the school’s administrative official Mallaiah and teacher Huma Hania for the allegedly unauthorised classes, The Times of India reported.

No arrests had been made because a mandal education official’s findings in the matter were awaited, an unidentified police officer told The Hindu.

A Muslim Urdu teacher was slapped by a BJP leader in Telangana for teaching Urdu to students, despite Urdu being an officially recognized second language in the state. The incident took place in the presence of Telangana Police. Instead of taking immediate action against the… pic.twitter.com/4nECGucpIT— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) June 28, 2026

The incident took place on Saturday at Bharat Chandra High School in Perkit village of Armur mandal. A group of men including BJP workers led by Balu entered the school and allegedly assaulted the principal in the presence of the police, The Hindu reported.

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