London: Two minor Sikh girls in the UK were ordered to remove their turbans by teachers who mistook the traditional religious headdress as 'fashion' items, prompting their families to protest.

Simranjot Kaur, 13, and 11-year-old Prasimran Kaur, who are not related, study at St Anne's Catholic School in Southampton, Hampshire, were asked to remove their traditional religious headwear by headteacher Lyn Bourne.