Hijab row: Udupi college principal asks students to 'leave in five mins' threatens to file complaint
Udupi: Among the students of the Udupi Girls P.U College, who approached the High Court concerning the Hijab issue, it is learned that 3 students from the Science batch were denied entry into the examination hall to write their practical exams on Monday.
The aggrieved student identified as Almas A. H. took to Twitter and said, “Today was our final practical exam. We had completed our record books and went in great hopes to attend the practical exam. It was so disheartening when our principal threatened us saying, "You have 5 mins to leave, if you don't leave, I'll file a police complaint", Almas posted.
In her tweet, the student has expressed her sadness and disappointment at being denied an opportunity to further their academic pursuits.
The students had previously submitted a petition to the High Court requesting an opportunity to continue attending classes in their Hijab. The students in question, who have been identified as Almas, Hazra Shifa, and Bibi Ayesha in their second year at the pre-university college in Udupi.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
