Kanpur, June 9 -- A Muslim woman alleged that a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur asked her to remove her hijab to receive medicines.

A video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, June 9, where the woman claimed she was targeted for wearing a hijab in the Ursula Horman Memorial Hospital. Two female doctors reportedly told her that to collect her medicines, she needed to remove her hijab. The doctors reportedly cited "security concerns" over theft.

"I waited for half an hour to an hour after getting my token number. Then I was told, 'If you want to get the medicine, you have to remove the hijab.'" She said she will talk to the higher-ups at the office to understand the "baseless" rule.

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