Muzaffarnagar, Oct. 21 -- Nearly two and a half years after a Class 2 Muslim student was slapped and humiliated in front of his class by his teacher, the Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs 1.38 lakh to cover his educational expenses.

The funds will cover the child's school fees and provide uniforms, socks, stationery and other educational materials.

The incident took place at Neha Public School in Muzaffarnagar in 2023. The teacher, who was also the principal, instructed her students to slap the child for not doing his homework. She also hurled communal slurs at him. He stopped going to school and suffered from great emotional and mental trauma.

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