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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

NEET-UG re-test: Brief tension outside Ahmedabad centre over hijab, sacred thread

Ahmedabad, A brief commotion was reported outside a NEET-UG re-test centre in Ahmedabad on Sunday after some parents objected to the removal of 'kanthi' (Hindu sacred threads) during frisking, even as students wearing hijab were allowed inside, police said.

Two members of a Hindu organisation who allegedly created a disturbance outside the examination centre in the city's Vastrapur area were taken to a police station and later released, officials said.

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