Alipurduar Teacher Suspended for Misconduct with Students in Computer Room

• Bhaskar Pal, a geography teacher from an Alipurduar high school, has been suspended.
• Suspension follows allegations of sexual harassment of senior class students in the Kanyashree cell's computer room.
• The teacher was arrested five months ago by Shamuktala Police; the case is currently sub judice.
• West Bengal Board of Secondary Education ordered the suspension to ensure a transparent investigation and prevent witness pressure.
• Allegations include long-term indecent behavior with female students, initially ignored by some teachers before the District Child Welfare Committee intervened.

Why It Matters: Alipurduar teacher Bhaskar Pal suspended for alleged sexual harassment of students; case sub judice.