India, April 9 -- Police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse a large number of protesting teachers and non-teaching staff members, who recently lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order, when they were demonstrating outside the office of the district inspector of schools in the Kasba area of Kolkata on Wednesday.

According to reports, police officers were caught on camera kicking some of the protesting teachers.

"It is clarified that outside the Kasba DI Office, an unruly mob launched an unprovoked and violent attack on police personnel, including women police," the police posted on X.

Police said four male and two female police personnel sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment.

"Police were compelled to use...