{
  "id": 13076170,
  "title": "UP Teacher ‘Plays Tabla’ On Student’s Bald Head, Laughs; Suspended After Etawah Classroom Video Goes Viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/up-teacher-plays-tabla-on-students-bald-head-laughs-suspended-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:36:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/up-teacher-plays-tabla-on-students-bald-head-laughs-suspended-after-etawah-classroom-video-goes-viral"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A primary school teacher in Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh has been suspended after a video surfaced showing him allegedly using a student's bald head as a tabla. Identified as Dinesh Kumar Mathur, the teacher reportedly recorded the incident and later posted it on his Facebook page. The video depicts Mathur sitting in a classroom while a child sat on the floor in front of him. Pupils can be seen laughing at Mathur's actions, but the child whose head was being used as a tabla's surface eventually slipped into a gap between the platform and a train, but was unhurt. The Basic Education Department took immediate disciplinary action against Mathur, ordering his suspension and launching an investigation into the incident.",
  "summary": "A government primary school teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district has been suspended after a video showing him allegedly using a student’s head to ‘play tabla’ went viral on social media. The incident prompted the Basic Education Department to take disciplinary action against the teacher, identified as Dinesh Kumar Mathur. Teacher Records Video, Uploads It On Facebook The video, which was…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}