UP teacher laughs while 'playing tabla' on child's head, suspended

A primary school teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah was suspended after a video showed him tapping a child's head like a tabla.UP teacher laughs while 'playing tabla' on child’s headNew Delhi,Oct 9, 2026 11:26 ISTA primary school teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah has been suspended after a video of him ‘playing tabla’ on a child’s head in the classroom went viral on social media.The teacher, Dinesh Kumar Mathur, had the video recorded and later posted it on his Facebook account.The video showed Mathur seated on a chair while a child sat on the floor in front of him.Mathur repeatedly tapped the child’s head as if playing a drum, laughing hysterically as other children seated around them joined in. The video, meanwhile, came to the attention of the Basic Education Department after it went viral on social media. Taking note of the incident, Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Dr Rajesh Kumar suspended Dinesh Kumar Mathur with immediate effect, treating his conduct as an act of indiscipline.The department is investigating the matter, and further action will be taken based on its findings. - Ends