Spare us of the injustice: Student activist Almas urges Karnataka Education Minister on Hijab row
Karnataka govt had barred students from wearing Hijab during PU examination
Udupi: Reacting to the Karnataka government's move to not allow student to wear any religious attire including the Hijab during the PUC examination, one of the student activists who had filed petition in Karnataka HC against Hijab ban said all the preparations of the students will go in vain if the government goes ahead with the move.
In a tweet from her handle, Almas tagged Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh and urged him to spare the students of the injustice.
"Hijab not allowed during II PUC exams, says @BCNagesh_bjp . Being Edu Minister, is it just for you to deny education for piece of cloth? I had been preparing for my exams since long, all that would go in vain. Don't do this injustice to us sir. Allow us!" She wrote in the tweet.
“In places where uniform is prescribed, the students must mandatorily wear the uniform, and where uniform is not mandated, no student will be allowed to don any religious attire. The teachers coming to the examination centre do not have any uniforms mandated”, Nagesh had earlier said while clarifying students will not be allowed to wear Hijab during the board examination.
“The examination will be conducted from April 22 to May 18 in a simple manner similar to how the SSLC examination was conducted. A total of 6, 84, 255 students have registered for the exams. There are 3, 46, 936 young boys and 3, 37, 319 young girls among them”, he had informed.
Hijab not allowed during II PUC exams, says @BCNagesh_bjp. Being Edu Minister, is it just for you to deny education for piece of cloth? I had been preparing for my exams since long, all that would go in vain. Don't do this injustice to us sir. Allow us!https://t.co/Qo7OkVMz9I
— Almas (@Ah_Almas12) April 19, 2022
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28-year old woman allegedly raped by 7 men in front of her boyfriend
Silchar (PTI): A 28-year-old woman was allegedly raped by seven men who also extorted money from her while she was out with her boyfriend near Silchar town in Assam's Cachar district, police said on Tuesday. The victim filed a complaint of the incident, which took place on February 19, and a case has been registered in this connection, a senior police officer said.
The victim identified two persons, who were subsequently arrested, while efforts are on to identify and nab the others, he added.
The case was registered at Silchar Sadar Police Station under sections 308 (5) (extortion by death threat), 310 (2) (dacoity), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 61(2) (unlawful act committed by two or more persons, 70(1) (gang rape), 76 (criminal force against woman with intent to disrobe her or compel her to be naked), 79 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, police said.
The mandatory medical examination has been conducted, and her statement has also been recorded, the officer said.
The victim alleged that at least seven unknown men raped her one after the other and then forced her to transfer Rs 10,000 to one of the accused's accounts.
The police were initially tight-lipped about the issue, but the matter went viral on social media on Tuesday after a Silchar-based journalist was attacked by family members of one of the accused.
The journalist claimed that he was stopped by the family members of the accused near the National Highway Road police station, asked why he reported the incident and then beaten up, but was saved by onlookers.
He also lodged a complaint in this connection, and the police arrested one person in this connection.
A senior police officer appealed to people not to spread misinformation on social media and shared the details.
The victim's family members said that she was in a car with her boyfriend on Bypass Road, a few kilometres from Silchar town, when a group of men appeared in an SUV and attacked them.
"They first asked the couple about their whereabouts and then suddenly grabbed the woman and her friend. There were around 7 men, and they raped her one by one in front of her friend," they alleged.
Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev also demanded strict action and asked the police for an update on the matter.
''I have met SP Cachar District for an update on action taken There should be no attempt to cover up this case. @AITC4Assam will not tolerate it. Medical report awaited I am told'', the Trinamool Congress MP said.
