India, Jan. 6 -- A day after four students of an upgraded high school at Paikadakuluguda in Rayagada district were injured after being set on fire, the Odisha School and Mass Education Department on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to the school's headmaster and four primary teachers.

The department has also decided to halt the salaries of all five teachers, including the headmaster. It said further action would be decided after completion of an official inquiry.

Meanwhile, parents of the injured students along with local residents reached the school and questioned the teachers over the circumstances under which the four students were allegedly set ablaze on the school premises, triggering tension in the area for some time.

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