Udupi College Hijab row: Student approaches Karnataka High Court with writ petition
Udupi: One of the students of Udupi Government PU College, Resham Farooq has approached the Karnataka High Court to declare that the student's right to wear a hijab is a fundamental right guaranteed under Articles 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India.
The student, represented by Advocates Shathabish Shivanna, Arnav A Bagalwadi, and Abhishek Janardhan has filed a writ petition in the High Court to permit the students to attend classes wearing hijab and without any interference from the college administration.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati over a phone call, Advocate Shathabish Shivanna said “These students were denied their fundamental right to education as they were wearing a hijab. The wearing of the hijab is part of the essential religious practice in the Islamic faith. It is a fundamental right that ought to be protected by the state.”
When asked if they were expecting any immediate relief from the High Court, Shivanna said they will request the court to give an interim direction to the college to allow students to attend classes wearing hijab.
“When the matter will come for the preliminary hearing, we will pray to the court to provide interim relief to the students. The Court goes by the procedure and will ask the state and college to respond on the issue, so in the meanwhile, we will pray to the court to direct college to allow the students to attend classes wearing hijab” he added.
Eight students of the Government PU College Udupi were denied entry to the classrooms on 28-12-2021 for wearing hijab. The students have ever since remained out of class amidst their protest against the college’s move.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
