Mangaluru: A student, who had passed the first PU exam with good score previous year, has been denied admission for the second year by the same college, at the St. Agnes PU College in the city.

Udupi district student Ucchila's Fatima Fazeela, a PU student, has complained to PU department officer, police commissioner and to the assistant district commissioner, saying that she had passed the first PU exam with good marks in the previous year. "I had pursued education in the first year by wearing scarf. When I went to take the admission for PU II, the principal told that he would be able to give me the admission for second PU if I come without hijab," she added.

"When my parents asked the principal to give the reason in writing, he simply instructed to hand over the Transfer Certificate. I am unable to continue my education. Justice must be given to me," Fatima demanded.

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Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.

They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.

The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.

Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.