Authorities in India’s Jharkhand state have ordered an inquiry after Muslim schoolgirls at a government-run girls’ school in Chatra district alleged they were denied entry to class and assaulted for refusing to remove their hijab. Local reports say the students and parents filed a written complaint claiming the principal gave verbal instructions against wearing a hijab or even a dupatta on school premises, and that the girls were pressured to remove coverings and threatened with expulsion if they protested. The principal has denied the allegations, saying the school dress code applies to all students, and education officials said they had not received similar complaints during inspections. After the incident, the girls went with their parents to the district hospital for a medical check, where a doctor reportedly found no visible marks of beating ...