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In Madhya Pradesh's Indore, Vimukta Sharma (54) woman principal of BM College of Pharmacy, was critically injured after an ex-student allegedly poured petrol on her and set her ablaze. The incident occurred on February 20, when ex-student Ashutosh Shrivastava (24) set ablaze her over marksheet issue. The victim suffered serious 80% burn injuries and is said to be in a critical condition at hospital. 

Another incident of ragging at government-run medical college, Ratlam was reported in Madhya Pradesh, on July 31.  The incident came days after seven MBBS students from the MGM medical college in Indore were arrested for ragging juniors. The second incident came to light through a social media post. In the video, seniors were allegedly ragging juniors, following which the college administration took cognizance and launched an inquiry.

Despite Delhi University's caution, the Delhi High Court issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) contesting St Stephen's College's proposal to hold an interview round for admittance to the unreserved section for the academic year 2022-23. A law student, Konika Poddar, filed the petition. The court has given the University Grant Commission, St. Stephen's College, and Delhi University (DU) four weeks to file their responses. 

After the Hijab row in Karnataka, Shree Varshney College in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh also refused to give entry to Muslim girls wearing hijab. In addition, the college had issued a notice to this extent on March 12. "We only want students to follow the rules and regulations of the college. We are following directions,'' said Anil Varshney, the college proctor. Previously, wearing burqa was ban, now hijab too, said a student.

The Karnataka government announced to reopen its pre-University and degree colleges in Udupi & Bangalore from February 16. The High schools have also been reopened, following protests and violence over the hijab row. However, the Karnataka High Court, in its interim order, prohibited all the students from wearing saffron shawls or hijab till the final ruling. Moreover, Police force has been posted in Udupi to maintain law and order.