Hyderabad, July 19 -- Kashmiri female students of Bengaluru's Sri Soubhagya Lalitha College of Nursing alleged they are forced to miss classes after the chairman of the college denied them entry for wearing the hijab and burkha. The college is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

According to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, which highlighted the issue, the Kashmiri students are denied entry into the classrooms, stopped from attending lectures and practical sessions and also threatened to cancel their admission for their religious attire.

A week ago, the college chairman stormed into the class and ordered all students wearing hijab or burkha to leave immediately.

When told that there was no such ru...