A video of a teacher named Tripta Tyagi asking children in a class to slap their Muslim classmates in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar went viral on social media. In the latest development on the case, the accused teacher, identified as Tripta Tyagi, who is seen in the UP school viral video, claimed that the video was tampered with before it was made viral. "I made a mistake by getting a student beaten up by his classmates," she said. Tyagi alleged that the video that was made viral was edited and cut. She also said that she had no such intentions. "In our place, Hindus and Muslims stay with unity and we have more Muslim students in our school…there was pressure from the parents of the child to be strict with him," she added. Notably, Tyagi is the Principal of Neha Public School, where the incident occurred. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Teacher in Muzaffarnagar Encourages Students To Thrash Muslim Classmates, Probe Launched After Video Goes Viral.

The Video Was Tampered With, Claims Teacher

I Had No Such Intentions

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