Pakistan, July 17 -- A senior school teacher in India's Rajasthan state has been suspended after being accused of forcing female students to remove their clothes during a search for missing money, triggering protests by parents and an official investigation.

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According to Indian media reports, the incident occurred at a government school in a village in Sawai Madhopur district. The teacher allegedly claimed that Rs.1,000 had gone missing and ordered students from grades 9 and 11 to undergo a search, during which they were reportedly asked to remove their clothing.

The allegations sparked outrage among parents, who gathered at the school in protest and temporarily...