They said the man refused to receive the suspension order today, forcing education department officials to paste it on the door of his house.u00a0

The woman teacher, in hospital since July 18 after she tried to commit suicide, told officials she had tried to take the extremestep as she was unable to bear the humiliation and torture any longer.

Villagers who came to know of the incident picketed the school on July 23 and demanded that the headmaster be transferred. A departmental inquiry was held and the headmaster was found guilty of the charges.