In an incident reported from Uttar Pradesh on August 12, a few intermediate students were barred from entering the college as they wore the hijab.
The incident occurred at the Janta Inter College, in the Bijnor district. Following the morning prayer, principal Shivendra Pal Singh sent students donning the hijab back home.
The students were asked to return with their parents the next day. The principal reportedly told the students that they would be allowed in the college if they came without the hijab.