What was a school function in Jalna has turned into a police matter. The principal and two teachers have been booked over the charge of having students put on a show with a Pakistani number. The school’s side of the story is that the music was from a TV series out of Turkey. With some heavy BNS sections in play, the police are looking into it to see what really went down.
Legal action and what it signals
It was only on Thursday that the Partur police put a case on file against Wazhiyoddin Siddiqui, head of the Kids World English School, and two of his employees. You can see the seriousness in the BNS sections they’ve called in: 196, 197, 152 and 353. They’re dealing with everything from enmity between communities to the kind of false information that can rattle the public and put national unity at risk.
The investigators make it clear this isn’t about pre-empting a verdict. They are filing the case to get to the bottom of it – to find out what was put on, what was heard, and what was seen.
How the row erupted
You have to go back to some posts about the school’s annual do in March 2025 to see where this is coming from. People online were saying students had been dancing to a tune from Pakistan and even put up a picture of the late Mumtaz Qadri.
Then a social media post with a lot of traction came along, pointing a finger at the school and identifying the song as ‘Gustakh-e-Nabi Ki Ek Saza’. That was enough to set off some of the parents and people in the area who wanted answers.
School’s explanation and denial
The school has put its foot down on those charges. “It was a track from ‘Ertugrul Ghazi’, a Turkish series,” says Principal Siddiqui. As for the photo, he says it was of an actor from the same programme.
Siddiqui is of the view that someone has doctored the footage and put it out there to mislead. The school will have you know that what you see on your screen doesn’t reflect what was on their stage.
Politics and community reaction
Babanrao Lonikar, the local BJP MLA, has been after the school to be held to account and has even pushed for their recognition to be pulled. With him in the mix, this is more than just a formality; if the charges hold water, there could be some firm administrative steps taken.
That kind of pressure has put a finer point on the case, though the police will tell you they are still in the process of making a case of it.
What investigators are checking next
To put things in order, the police are going over a few things. In the end, the evidence will show whether the talk on social media has any legs or if the school is telling the truth.
Here is what they are zeroing in on:
– What the actual music was
– Where the pictures on stage came from and who they were of
– If the clips doing the rounds online have been tampered with
– How the event in March 2025 actually unfolded
Why it matters
When you see the authorities bring in 152, 196, 197 and 353, you know they don’t take lightly to anything that might be seen as a threat to the country or to order. The school is under a bit of a spotlight because of the political angle. And for the families involved, it is a reminder of how quickly a post can have real-world repercussions.
For now, we wait for the police to come to a conclusion based on the facts. Once they have a handle on what was shown and what was played, they will make a call. Until then, the accusations and the denials are both in the official eye line.
