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Muslim student asked to cut beard, principal booked
Muslim student asked to cut beard, principal booked. The principal of a private college in Moradabad has been booked in a case for allegedly refusing to give a Muslim student his admit card for the Class 12 board exams because he had not shaved his beard.
Moradabad: The principal of a private college in Moradabad has been booked in a case for allegedly refusing to give a Muslim student his admit card for the Class 12 board exams because he had not shaved his beard. A case has been booked under IPC sec 298 against Wilsonia College principal, A S Santram at the Civil Lines police station.
According to SSP Ashutosh Kumar, the matter is being investigated on the instructions of Moradabad District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar who ordered a magisterial inquiry.
According to the complaint, the principal allegedly told Abdul Basit Ali Khan to first shave his beard, and warned him if he did not comply, he would not get his admit card the student. Abdul went to the college on Monday to collect his admit card for the exams which began on Tuesday. The student then called up his father, Wajahat Khan, who asked his brother, Nadeem Ali Khan, to look into the matter.
Following many developments, a delegation of clerics met Additional District Magistrate Praveen Mishra on Wednesdayand submitted a memorandum demanding action against the principal. The principal of the college, Santram and some principals of other schools are also reported to have met the DM and filed a complaint.
