A group led by BJP leader Andela Sriramulu Yadav entered Nooria Co-op Junior College in Hyderabad’s Old City on Wednesday, claiming the institution had admitted children of Rohingya Muslim refugees. Yadav had contested the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections from the Maheswaram constituency and claimed the college was admitting children of illegal migrants with the backing of the AIMIM party led by Asaduddin Owaisi.
Footage from the college’s CCTV system reportedly shows Yadav and his supporters walking onto the campus and demanding that staff hand over student records, with specific questions about two particular students.
College staff said every student had been enrolled using valid documents, including Aadhaar cards. In a video statement afterward, Yadav claimed he had learned a child from Balapur was studying at the college, and alleged that many more children of Rohingya Muslims were enrolled there as well. He went on to accuse AIMIM of protecting wrongdoers and said his party would not be intimidated by the group.
After the incident, college principal Mohammed Ghaziuddin filed a police complaint at Santosh Nagar Police Station. He said around 30 to 40 BJP workers led by Yadav entered the campus while he was away, threatened office staff, and demanded access to student records that staff considered private and could not lawfully share with outsiders. When staff declined, Ghaziuddin alleged, the group argued with them, filmed videos on campus, and accused the college of harboring undocumented students, a claim he called false and baseless. He asked police to take legal action against Yadav and the other unidentified participants.
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