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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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
