UK boy quizzed over ‘terrorist house’ spelling mistake

Indian security agencies should learn such alertness related to terrorist activities from British security agencies. Indian security agencies don’t even try to ‘quiz’ them who openly raise slogans such as ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, wave Pakistan and ISIS flags and illegal Bangladeshi immigrants ! – Editor, HJS website

London : The family of a 10-year-old Muslim boy demanded an apology on Wednesday after he was quizzed by British police for writing that he lived in a “terrorist” house instead of a “terraced” house during an English class.

Police interviewed the boy at his home in Lancashire, northwest England, on December 7 and examined the family computer following his mistake, according to the BBC.

Since July, British teachers have been legally obliged to report any suspicious behaviour by pupils.

“You can imagine it happening to a 30-year-old man, but not to a young child,” the boy’s cousin told the BBC. “If the teacher had any concerns it should have been about his spelling.

“He’s now scared of writing, using his imagination,” she added.

A terraced property is a British term for a townhouse that shares its side walls with others.

Lancashire Police said the issue was dealt with “by a joint visit by a police constable from the division and social services,” and that no one from the Prevent counter-extremism scheme had been involved.

Source : TOI

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