Even as the High Court started hearing the matter, the Hijab row turned violent in Karnataka on Tuesday as incidents of stone-pelting and lathi-charge were reported in the state at Pre-University Colleges. According to sources, many students were injured in the stone-pelting.
The Karnataka Police resorted to lathi-charge as incidents of stone-pelting were reported during the students’ protest. The police caned the students and protesters to quell the mob from the surrounding areas of the Bapujinagar Government Pre-University College in Shivamogga.
Police stated that stone-pelting started after an argument broke out between the hijab-wearing students and another group of students who came in saffron shawls. Three students were injured in the stone-pelting. Superintendent of Police Lakshmiprasad and other senior police officers rushed to the spot and are monitoring the situation.