While it was initially reported as an incident involving students from two communities, the media outfits later made clear distinctions of the religious identities of the perpetrators and victims.
Notably, Pakistan, for which Ahmadiyya Muslims voted in uniformity in the 1940s, does not recognize Ahmadiyyas as Muslims and bars them from such identification.
Seven female students of Thiruvananthapuram Govt Medical College have reportedly sought permission to wear hijab-like attire inside the operation theatre.