India, April 21 -- Three Brahmin students from Bidar, Gadag, and Dharwad districts have alleged that they were harassed during the Common Entrance Test (CET) over wearing their janivara (sacred thread).

This comes after the controversy that first surfaced in Shivamogga earlier this week.

In separate incidents, the students claimed they were either denied entry into the exam hall or forced to cut and remove the sacred thread before writing the exam, a practice central to their religious identity, PTI reported.

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In Bidar, a student said he was barred from entering the CET centre. Following his complaint and an inquiry ordered by the Deputy Commissi...