The grandfather of the Muzzaffarnagar schoolboy who was slapped and smacked by his classmates on the instructions of the headmistress has said the family would not withdraw the police case against the teacher as the incident had left an everlasting impact on the child’s mind.

Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait and Union minister and BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan had urged the father of the child to withdraw the case in the interest of “communal harmony”.

“I am myself a member of the BKU but I am not going to pardon the headmistress, Tripta Tyagi, who made other kids slap and smack my grandson in the classroom. We will not withdraw the case against her. She has left an everlasting impact on the mind of our child,” the grandfather told reporters at his village in Muzaffarnagar district
on Tuesday.

While forcing the Hindu classmates to beat the child on August 24, Tyagi had been caught on camera declaring that Muslim pupils should be beaten up before they are sent back home because they do not do their homework well.

The grandfather said on Tuesday: “We have not yet withdrawn the complaint and wouldn’t do so. We want to teach the headmistress a lesson.”

The mother of the child also came forward and told reporters: “My son is still in shock. Tough action should be taken against the headmistress. She has committed
an unpardonable crime. I fail to understand why the police are delaying action against her.”

Ravi Shankar Mishra, the circle officer of the area, confirmed to reporters that the family had not taken back the case. “We have not received any application for withdrawal of the case,” he said.