Khammam teacher suspended after viral video shows altercation at cracker shop

A school assistant on deputation at the DEO office in Khammam, was suspended after allegedly abusing a shop owner and damaging CCTV cameras at a crackers shop near Konijerla.

Khammam: District Education Officer and additional Collector (Local Bodies) Dr. P. Sreeja issued orders on Saturday suspending T Laxman Rao, a school assistant at Surdepalli MPP Higher Secondary School in Nelakondapalli mandal.

He was working on deputation in the DEO office. He was accused of leaving his headquarters and going to a crackers shop near Konijerla, where he got into an argument with the shop owner, abusing them with obscene language and destroying CCTV cameras.

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It might be noted that Laxman Rao on October 6 created a ruckus at Sri Srinivasa Crackers run by a trader from Paloncha in Kothagudem district. Claiming support of a minister in Khammam and police, he tried to manhandle the shop owner for selling crackers at lower prices.

Based on the complaint of the shop owner, Konijerla police registered a case against Laxman Rao and in view of the police case against him he was suspended from service. A video clipping of the incident went viral on social media.