Two more complaints were filed today.
Kollam:
A teenager in Kollam, Kerala, one of the many who reportedly had to remove her bra for the NEET entrance exam on Sunday, today described her humiliation as she sat for the exam and used her hair to cover her chest.
It was a “very bad experience,” the 17-year-old said, choking as she recounted what happened at the center for NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test), the nation’s medical admissions exam.
“They called me and said there would be a scan. We thought they would let us go after the scan, but they made us stand in two rows – one for girls wearing bras without metal hooks, and the other line. ..”, she said. .
“They asked me, do you wear underwear with a metal hook? I said yes, so was asked to get in that line.”
The girl said she could hardly understand what was happening and why.
“They asked us to take our bra off and put it on a table. All the bras were sitting together. We didn’t even know if we were going to get ours back when we got back. It was busy when we got back. It was a struggle, but I have mine,” she said, describing endless humbling moments for one of the most important tests a medical aspirant can do.
Some girls wept in shame. One of the female security guards reportedly asked, “Why are you crying?”
With disturbing insensitivity, the security personnel instructed the girls to pick up their bras and move on.
“They said take your bra in your hand and leave, you don’t have to wear it. We were very embarrassed to hear that. But everyone was waiting to change. It was dark and there was no place to change. .. it was a terrible experience “When we were writing the exam we pretended to have her because we didn’t have a scarf to cover ourselves… There were boys and girls and it was really hard and uncomfortable,” it claimed girl.
The shocking incident came to light when the father of one of the girls, a 17-year-old, lodged a complaint with police. He said “90 percent of the girls had to pull their insides out” before they could write the exam and sobbed.
“Is your future or inner-wear big for you? Just take it off and don’t waste our time (sic),” the father’s complaint quoted security personnel as saying.
Two more complaints were filed today.
The National Testing Agency has commissioned an investigation team to investigate the incident. The agency had previously denied the allegations, saying the complaint was “fictitious”.
The National Women’s Commission called the incident “shameful and outrageous for the modesty of young girls.”
