Maharashtra school denies admission on basis on religion, 3 booked

A Muslim girl was allegedly denied admission in a school located in Jaripatka of Maharashtra’s Nagpur district over her religious identity.

The school secretary of Dayanand Arya Kanya Vidyalaya, Rajesh Lalwani, instructed the staff to deny admissions to girls from the Muslim community. 

On May 8, the girl’s parents reportedly approached the school for admission in Class



6, but were informed by a teacher, Anita Arya, that there were no vacancies. They were advised to keep their daughter in her current school.

However, an assistant teacher, Suman Masand, reportedly found that the school secretary and trustee, Rajesh Lalwani, had given staff oral instructions not to admit any students from the Muslim community. Suman also allegedly has a recording of Lalwani’s instructions.