In a disturbing incident, Dalit students of a residential school in Kolar district, Karnataka, were allegedly forced to clean a septic tank by school authorities.
The incident was reported in Morarji Desai Residential School Kolar in Yaluvahalli in Malur taluk on December 1. According to reports, in the videos doing rounds on social media teachers were seen ordering students to climb down the septic tank and clean it as punishment.
It created a massive outrage among the citizens, prompting the intervention of chief minister Siddaramaiah and home minister G Parameshwara, ordering a detailed investigative report.