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Raipur: A teacher in Raipur's Kendriya Vidyalaya told the girls in her co-ed class that those who wear short or revealing clothes are inciting "crimes like that of Nirbhaya gangrape" and "girls like Nirbhaya who are outgoing are calling for it".

The biology teacher Snehlata Shankhwar's remarks have alerted the parents who contacted the principal Bhagwan Das Ahire and have also prompted a police complaint against her.

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In an anonymous letter, the students have written, in detail, about what the teacher said in the class and it made them uncomfortable, said the principal.

The students alleged that there was 'mental harassment' and as proof, they taped the teacher's 'counselling sessions' and shared the audio clips with the police and the school authorities.

Shankhwar warned the girls against wearing lipstick and wearing jeans. She said, "Girls expose their body only when they don't have beautiful faces. Girls have become so shameless, why did Nirbhaya go out so late at night with a boy who wasn't her husband? It's difficult to understand why an issue was made of this. Such incidents happen with girls in remote areas frequently. Nirbhaya's mother shouldn't have allowed her go out so late at night."

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According to the proof, she said that what happened to the rape victim on the horrifying night of December 16, 2012, was "Nirbhaya's mistake and not the boys. Girls who face such incidents are cursed and it's a punishment for them."

She also said that if a girl is "doing it" with someone, boys think that she will "do it" with others too.

She also told the class that if a girl is wearing skimpy clothes that means she is "asking for it" or she is "characterless".

The girls, students of class IX and XI in her class alleged that whatever Shankhwar told the class embarrassed them as there were boys sitting in the class.

"Ladki dikha rahi hai matlab ladke samajhte hai ki wo chah rahi hai, iski icha hai, iska chalchalan kharab hai (When a girl exposes her body, boys think the girl is available and she wants it as she is characterless)," she allegedly said.

According to The Times of India, a parent said, "My child and her classmates felt extremely insulted when the teacher kept asserting her opinion in front of the boys. They couldn't take names in the (anonymous) letter of complaint as the teacher had warned them."

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The principal said he would order an inquiry and informed the officials of KV Sangathan.

The Sangathan authorities sought a detailed report from the principal and have assured the principal will take action, "otherwise, we'll approach the education minister, collector and police."

