Members of the Brahmin community held a protest outside a NEET exam centre in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Sunday, after some students were allegedly asked to remove their sacred thread (Janivara) before being allowed to take the test. A large group of Brahmin community members gathered at the NEET exam centre in Kalaburagi, raising slogans and staging a sit-in on Sunday.(ANI) The protest was sparked after a candidate named Shripad Patil was made to remove his sacred thread at St. Mary’s School, the designated exam centre, before being permitted to enter the examination hall, news agency PTI reported. In response, a large group of community members gathered at the spot, raising slogans and staging a sit-in. The protesters accused the authorities of disrespecting religious sentiments and failing to implement the government’s own guidelines. A video released by ANI showed demonstrators displaying their sacred threads and confronting security officials outside the venue. Following the incident, the state government registered a case against the officials involved and issued fresh instructions to prevent such incidents. However, protesters claimed that …