NASHIK: Forty visually impaired students residing in a government-managed hostel in Nashik city have accused the facility's caretaker, Sandeep Kamble, of inhuman treatment to them.The traumatised students claimed that Kamble often remained drunk and has been severely beating them up on flimsy grounds ever since he took over as caretaker about a year ago.The std I-X students, who hail from the rural parts of districts like Jalgaon , Nashik, Hingoli, Aurangabad, are pursuing their studies in blind schools across the city.Nashik Zilla Parishad CEO Naresh Gite admitted that he has received feedback on the ordeal of the students. "We are in the process of sending a report to the state social justice department. We strongly recommend the termination of services of the caretaker ."The authorities have not yet lodged a police complaint against Kamble, who has gone on leave from Monday. The hostel is under the control of the disability commissionerate of the social justice department and the ZP is the nodal office for its smooth functioning.The matter came to light when one of the aggrieved students called up his parents and narrated the woes after he, along with three other students, were allegedly thrashed by Kamble on Saturday night.Hostel superintendent M M Vazat admitted that Kamble mercilessly beat up the four students on Saturday night. "Four of the students who suffered minor bruises due to the thrashing by the hostel caretaker were taken to the Nashik civil hospital, where they were treated and discharged," she said.Wazat said that Kamble would not be allowed to resume duty until further orders from the superiors.The students alleged that Kamble beat them up regularly. The parents of one of the boys who was thrashed by Kamble got in touch with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leaders, who subsequently took up the issue with the authorities concerned.A student recalled how Kamble kicked them from behind while they were urinating in the hostel toilet. "The caretaker often visited our rooms in an inebriated condition and directed us to touch his feet. As we bent, he climbed on our back and refused to get down. Our backs would pain," said some students.Another student said that Kamble threw cricket bats on the students and threatened them with dire consequences. "We had brought Kamble's misdeeds to the notice of other officials in the hostel, but our complaints were ignored," said the students.

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