Hijab case petitioner’s brother attacked by Hindutva mob in Karnataka

UDUPI (KMS) – One of the petitioners in the hijab case in the Karnataka High Court, Hazra Shifa, has said that a Hindutva mob attacked her brother, and ruined their property.

“My brother was brutally attacked by a mob. Just because I continue to stand for My Hijab which is My Right. Our property was ruined as well. Why?? Can’t I demand my right? Who will be their next victim? I demand action to be taken against the Sangh Parivar goons,” Shifa tweeted.

My brother was brutally attacked by a mob. Just because I continue to stand for My #Hijab which is MY RIGHT. Our property were ruined as well. Why?? Can't I demand my right? Who will be their next victim? I demand action to be taken against the Sangh Parivar goons. @UdupiPolice

— Hazra Shifa (@hazra_shifa) February 21, 2022

As per Shifa, her 20-year-old brother, Saif, is admitted to Hitech Hospital in Udupi.

Reports said the window glasses of the family-run restaurant in nearby Malpe was broken in the incident on Monday night.

A case has been registered at Malpe police station, and the police are conducting an investigation.

The full bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna S Dixit is hearing the case where some Muslim girls are demanding that they be allowed to wear hijab in classrooms.

On January one, six girl students of a college in Udupi attended a press conference held by the Campus Front of India (CFI) in the coastal town protesting against the college authorities denying them entry into classrooms wearing hijab.

This was four days after they requested the principal permission to wear hijab in classes which was not allowed.

The ban on hijab in the educational institutions triggered widespread demonstration in India. The authorities’ move has evoked strong condemnation from local and international human rights activists and organizations.