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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Probe into allegations of students bring forced to wear hijab
Kalaburagi: An assistant professor at the Central University of Karnataka in Kalaburagi was accused of coercing female students to don the hijab during a field trip. This led the university to launch an internal investigation into the issue. The Legal Rights Protection Forum, an organisation based in Hyderabad, submitted a formal complaint to the university's vice-chancellor, professor Battu Satyanarayana. In their memorandum, the forum called on the university to implement suitable disciplinary measures against assistant professor Abdul Majid. University's registrar RR Biradar confirmed that the complaint was received on July 26. He noted that the field trips were primarily centred around locations linked to Islamic culture in Kalaburagi and Bidar. Abdul Majid, assistant professor in the history and archaeology department, reportedly insisted that female students wear the hijab while attending these outings. The registrar stated that the university has established an internal committee to examine the allegations.
India Today
28-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Karnataka professor faces inquiry as girl students allege hijab forced during trip
An Assistant Professor at the Central University of Karnataka in Kalaburagi has been accused of pressuring female students to wear the hijab during a field trip, prompting the university to initiate an internal inquiry into the accused, Abdul Majid, teaches in the Department of History and Archaeology and had organised educational tours across Kalaburagi and Bidar districts. According to student complaints, the visits primarily focused on sites associated with the Muslim community, and the professor allegedly insisted that female students wear the hijab while participating in these Legal Rights Protection Forum, a Hyderabad-based organisation, filed a formal complaint with the university's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Battu Satyanarayana. In its memorandum, the forum urged the university to take appropriate disciplinary action against Professor Majid. Confirming the incident, Rudragowda Patil, Registrar of the University, said, 'On 26th July 2025, I have received one complaint from A Santosh, General Secretary, Legal Rights Protection Forum, Hyderabad, saying that Assistant Professor Abdul Majid, Department of History and Archaeology, Central University of Karnataka, has forced some of the students to wear hijab and visited the mosque and all. So therefore, that complaint was given by Santosh and as per the university rules and regulations, we will appoint an inquiry committee. And as per the inquiry committee recommendations, we will take the action.'The university has since constituted an internal committee to investigate the allegations.- Ends IN THIS STORY#Karnataka
