Dimapur, July 10 (EMN): A Naga woman working as the headmistress of an English school in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested recently “controversially on unsubstantiated charges,” according to the All Nagaland Private Schools Association (ANPSA).
A press release from the association on Tuesday informed that Akhule Puro was the headmistress and owner of Everest English School in Maharganj. She had been running the school for the past 20 years, it informed.
“Everest School was established in 1997 and is affiliated to the CBSE up to class 10. In this regard, the All Nagaland Private Schools’ Association, central, has already alerted the National Independent Schools’ Alliance (NISA) to take up the matter at their level and help the school and the headmistress at the earliest. NISA president and his team will be visiting Maharganj immediately for fact finding purposes,” it stated.
The association has expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio ‘for taking a personal interest in the matter’ and informing Kiren Rijiju, the union minister of State for Home, about the matter. Also, it informed, Union Home Minister Rajnath Sigh has assured Rio of ‘all possible help in the matter.’
“Schools are public places accessible to a lot of people at any time. It is heartening to note that the govt. of the day has taken this matter seriously and is extending all out help to solve the case and bring the perpetrators to book.”
