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Girl who offered namaz inside varsity apologises

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Bhopal : The student against whom a probe was constituted after some students complained saying that she was wearing a hijab and offering namaz inside a classroom in Dr Harisingh Gour Central University (HGU), Sagar, had apologised in written before a committee, saying that she was not aware of the university instructions not allowing religious practices in campus.

On March 25, the university administration had constituted a six-member probe committee to look into this issue.

Videos of the girl offering namaz in the classroom had gone viral on March 25 evening.

Besides, the university registrar Santosh Sehgoura also issued a notification on March 25, to all the students instructing that if any student wants to perform any religious ritualhe/she should do it at their residences or at their designated places of worship not in the university premises, so that the environment of the university remains peaceful.

If any student is found violating the directives, then appropriate disciplinary action would be taken, the notification read.

In an official statement, university said that the probe committee has submitted its report.

In the report committee had said that the student who had offered namaz inside the classroom had apologised saying that she did so being unaware of the rules. The student also assured of not repeating any such act in future inside the university campus.