As the controversy took a political turn, the college suspended the invigilator pending inquiry. The government also ordered a probe.

As the controversy took a political turn, the college suspended the invigilator pending inquiry. The government also ordered a probe.

The controversy ignited political backlash, with Karnataka Leader of Opposition R Ashoka slamming the Congress government as anti-Hindu for permitting repeated disruptions to Hindu religious practices during exams, citing a similar incident that resurfaced last year.  

Parents alleged that students at a Bengaluru CET centre were asked to remove their sacred threads before entering the exam hall. The complaint led to an FIR, a police probe and the suspension of three teachers.

The city police have booked three staff members of a private college in Bengaluru for allegedly forcing some students to remove their ‘janivara’ (sacred thread) before entering the venue of the Common Entrance Test (CET-2026) on Friday.