Date: 2025-08-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of the reported branding of students with a hot iron rod by their teacher at a hostel inside a temple complex in Barmer district, Rajasthan
**Summary:**
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report concerning the branding of students with a hot iron rod by a teacher at a hostel within a temple complex in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. The incident, reportedly triggered by the teacher's annoyance with bedwetting, was captured in a video that circulated on social media. The NHRC views these allegations as a potential violation of human rights. Consequently, the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Barmer, have been issued notices, requesting a comprehensive report within two weeks. This report must include details regarding the health status of the affected students. The media report on the incident was published on August 22, 2025, and the NHRC posted the release on August 28, 2025. Release ID: 2161490.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: A human rights organization in India that took suo motu cognizance of the incident.
NHRC: Abbreviation for National Human Rights Commission.
Barmer district, Rajasthan: The district and state in India where the incident of branding students occurred.
District Magistrate: Official to whom a notice has been issued to submit a report.
Superintendent of Police, Barmer: Official to whom a notice has been issued to submit a report on the incident in Barmer.
human rights: The rights being violated as a result of the incident.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi, the source of the notification.
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of the reported
branding of students with a hot iron rod by their
teacher at a hostel inside a temple complex in
Barmer district, Rajasthan
Issues notices to the DM and the Superintendent of
Police, Barmer, calling for a detailed report within two
weeks
The report to include the health status of the victim
students
Posted On: 28 AUG 2025 3:13PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report
that a teacher, annoyed with the bedwetting by some students, branded them with a hot iron rod at a hostel
inside a temple complex in Barmer district, Rajasthan. Reportedly, the video of the incident also went viral on
social media.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of
human rights. Therefore, it has issued notices to the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police,
Barmer, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks, including the health status of the victim
students.
According to the media report, carried on 22nd August, 2025, one of the injured boys reached his home and
reported the matter to his family, after which the villagers gathered in large numbers to protest.
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NSK
(Release ID: 2161490)