School headmaster Surajdeo Singh said that in the absence of a sweeper in the school, the responsibility to clean the school toilets was shared by students. Singh, however, denied that Chita was beaten after she refused to clean the toilets.

'I will take action against the teacher if she was found guilty,' Singh said.

Deputy village body head Nand Kumar also expressed his unhappiness and demanded action against the teacher. 'It was a serious matter, action should be taken by authorities,' he said.