A shocking case has come to light from Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, where a student was expelled from school after she tried to remove a Pakistani flag stuck on the road. This action was taken when the act of the student was captured on camera and the 12-second video went viral on social media.
What is the whole matter?
The incident is from Gangoh area of Saharanpur, where on April 29, some organizations had stuck Pakistani flags on the roads in protest against the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. On the same day, a class 11 student stopped her scooty and tried to remove the flag. In the video, she is seen kicking the flag.
The student later told that she initially thought that it was the flag of her religion, but after going closer, it was found that it was the national flag of Pakistan. After this, she removed the flag in response and left from there.
Controversy escalated as the video went viral
After the video surfaced, activists associated with Kranti Sena Shiv Sena protested and reached the school and demanded the expulsion of the student from the management. Principal Bhupendra Singh, under pressure, expelled the student from the school.
Father defended, called it an ‘innocent mistake’
The student’s father Rashid Khan, who is currently posted as a head constable at the Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, told the media that his daughter’s dream is to serve the country by becoming a lieutenant colonel. He told that the daughter has participated in many patriotic programs and has also won awards.
He also told that his family is from an army background – her grandfather was in the Azad Hind Fauj, and elder brother is serving in the army.
Rashid Khan apologized on behalf of the daughter, saying, “She is a minor and made a mistake unknowingly. She did not intend to hurt anyone’s feelings.”
सहारनपुर में 11वीं कक्षा की छात्रा ने सड़क पर लगे पाकिस्तानी झंडे को हटाने की कोशिश की। वीडियो के आधार पर स्कूल से निकाली गई। सिपाही पिता ने कहा- अनजाने में बेटी से गलती हुई।#saharanpur #PakistaniFlag #UttarPradesh @NavbharatTimes pic.twitter.com/URgIlCNF5n
— NBT Uttar Pradesh (@UPNBT) May 3, 2025
School formed an investigation committee, administration is also keeping an eye
After the controversy escalated, the school administration has formed an internal investigation committee for the entire matter. Also, the local administration is also keeping an eye on the situation, so that tension does not arise.
On one hand, this matter is related to social sentiments, on the other hand, it also raises the question whether it is right to give such a harsh punishment for an inadvertent reaction by a teenager?
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