Karnataka: Petitioner in Hijab Case Claims Sangh Parivar Goons' Attacked her Brother
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Udupi: One of the petitioners in the hijab case in the Karnataka high court has alleged that Sangh Parivar goons on Monday night attacked her brother and damaged her property in Udupi.
In a series of tweets, she demanded that a case be filed against the attackers.
"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," she tweeted.
According to the petitioner, her 20-year-old brother- Saif- is admitted to Hitech Hospital, Udupi.
Masood Manna, who is known to the petitioner, claimed in a tweet that a mob of 150 people attacked Saif.
"He was a victim as his sister...is still fighting for her rights, her #Hijab. Not only students but families' lives are at stake as well. Stringent action must be taken!" Manna tweeted.
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 Muslim girl students have requested that they be allowed to be wear the hijab in classrooms.
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