In the wake of tensions at a Chembur college over the denial of entry to burqa-clad students, an educational NGO and lawyer sent a legal notice to the principal seeking an explanation. The organisation, Exa Education Foundation, has alleged such episodes will only prevent Muslim girls from pursuing higher education.

On Wednesday, several Std XII students of N G Acharya and D K Marathe College of Arts, Science and Commerce at Chembur were stopped from entering the college premises by security guards. They were told that they were not allowed to wear burqas over their uniforms in breach of the college’s new uniform policy. After the incident, students held a protest outside the college and they were allowed in. However, this led to anger and disappointment among the members of the Muslim community and social activists.