Chandigarh, July 27 -- A Sikh student from Tarn Taran district in Punjab was allegedly denied entry into the PCS-J (Judicial Services) exam centre in Rajasthan's Jaipur for refusing to remove her 'kakar' (religious articles), including the kirpan and kara, sparking outrage among Sikh bodies and political leaders today.
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The incident took place at Poornima University, sources said.
Gurpreet Kaur, the student, claimed that security personnel asked her to take off the religious symbols before entering. When she refused, citing religious beliefs, she was barred from writing the exam. She recorded videos from the scene and sent them to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
Calling the act a violation of religious freedom, SGPC...