Mumbai college: 6 students booked for protesting burqa ban

India Dec 04, 2025

Six female students at a Goregaon college in Mumbai were booked after they protested the campus ban on burqas and niqabs.
Their hunger strike, held without police permission, led to arguments with police personnel and quickly went viral online.
A video of the protest has sparked fresh debate about religious clothing, freedom of expression, and how far colleges can go with dress codes.

Dress code debate heats up

The college says the ban is about discipline and keeping things uniform, but students argue it clashes with their religious beliefs.
As the story spreads, some are backing the students' right to express their faith, while others feel schools should set their own rules.
The conversation around cultural rights in education just got a lot louder.