Overview
- A short clip showing pharmacy students offering namaz in an empty classroom at Ideal College in Kalyan circulated widely online.
- Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal reached the campus and lodged protests with the administration.
- Hill Line Police arrived to keep order, observed the situation, and departed once normalcy was restored.
- The students acknowledged praying and issued a public apology; video published by local media shows activists asking them to touch a Shivaji statue’s feet.
- College officials reiterated that religious activities are not permitted on campus and said internal action and stricter monitoring will follow, with no formal public statement issued so far.