The Karnataka Examinations Authority said the KCET for Physics and Chemistry was conducted on April 23 in the state. Candidates were not required to remove the janivara, it clarified. (Representative Image) Three staff members of Krupanidhi Pre-University College in Bengaluru were suspended on Friday after a case was lodged against them for allegedly not allowing a candidate appear for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) unless he removed his janivara (sacred thread), triggering complaints of hurting religious sentiments. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on April 23. When the candidate arrived at Krupanidhi PU College to appear for the KCET Physics paper, the staff on examination duty allegedly instructed him to remove his janivara before allowing him inside the examination hall. The candidate, who removed the thread and wrote the exam, stated that the act hurt his religious sentiments. He then approached the Madiwala police station on April 24 and lodged a formal complaint.…