MP: 'Illegal' parts of Damoh school face demolition post hijab row
A bulldozer, barricades and state police in riot gear were deployed near Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary School on Tuesday evening.
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A bulldozer, barricades and state police in riot gear were deployed near Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary School on Tuesday evening.
The issue snowballed as the Home Minister sought a probe and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too criticised the school.
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Late last month, a poster celebrating the school's success in class 10 Board exams was put up outside the premises, featuring non-Muslim students in headscarves. This set off a series of protests by right-wing groups, who raised allegations of religious conversion.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Afsa Sheikh (school principal), Anas Atahar (mathematics teacher) and Rustam Ali (security guard).They