Kerala police register case against NEET exam supervisors who forced girls to take off their bras

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Police in Kerala today registered a case in connection with a horrifying incident in which girls who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for getting admission into medical colleges, were allegedly asked to remove their bras before entering the exam hall in Kollam district.</p>
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Police said a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 354 [Assault or criminal force against woman with intent to outrage her modesty] and 509 [Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman] on the basis of a complaint of a girl who reported the humiliating experience.</p>
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The horrifying incident took place at the exam centre in a private educational institute at Ayur in Kollam district on Sunday.</p>
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The case was registered after a team of women officers recorded the statement of the girl.  An investigation has been launched and the friskers who were allegedly involved in the act would be arrested soon.</p>
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The matter had triggered an outrage on Monday when the father of a 17-year-old girl told the media that his daughter had still not recovered from the traumatic experience.</p>
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The father had told a TV channel that his daughter was dressed in accordance with the dress code specified in the NEET bulletin which did not mention anything about undergarments.</p>