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Last Updated: November 06, 2023, 09:33 IST
The female students were also asked to remove other ornaments including earrings, chains, and toe rings (Representative image)
One of the students said that while she was asked to remove her mangalsutra, the authorities allowed women who wore a Hijab inside the exam hall after only checking them
During the Karnataka civil service examination, female students were asked to remove their ‘mangalsutra’ before entering the exam hall. The state Public Service Commission who was conducting the exam had also allegedly asked the students to remove other ornaments including earrings, chains, and toe rings, reported India Today.
One of the students said that while she was asked to remove her mangalsutra, the authorities allowed women who wore a Hijab inside the exam hall after only checking them. There is no requirement to remove the mangalsutra in Hindu culture but can be removed when required, the student said. “We’ll remove them when we have to. I removed my mangalsutra and toe ring and went in. Just like how they checked for hijab and allowed them, they should have also checked us and allowed us inside,” the student told the news agency.
Talking about the incident, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Basangouda Yatnal asked if the move was “only for Hindus.”
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This comes a few days after a candidate who appeared for a recruitment exam conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) was arrested following alleged cheating in the competitive exam. The accused, identified as Trimurthy was arrested along with his brother Ambarish, and the other three have been arrested on Saturday, in Kalaburagi. An FIR was filed against Trimurthy, Ambarish, RD Patil (kingpin in PSI recruitment scam), and three others at Ashok Nagar police station, reported Times of India. The incident happened at the Sharanabasaveshwara University examination centre.
Trimurthy, who hailed from Sonna village of Afzalpur taluk was caught red-handed wearing a Bluetooth device. His brother, who was sitting in a car outside the examination centre had been sending answers to him via the device. The accused said RD Patil was helping to send the answers. Examination supervisor Shilpa Channaveer Chikki had filed the FIR.
