Bihar Bans Covered Faces in Jewelry Shops Amid Rising Crime Fears

• Bihar becomes first Indian state to ban entry of people with fully covered faces into jewelry shops.
• The ban includes hijabs, niqabs, scarves, helmets, and other face coverings for entry and sales.
• All India Jewellers and Gold Federation (AIJGF) issued the directive, requiring facial identification for purchases.
• Decision driven by increasing security concerns and rising gold/silver prices, leading to more robbery incidents.
• AIJGF State President Ashok Kumar Verma clarified it's purely for security, not targeting any community or religion.

Why It Matters: Bihar's jewelry shops ban covered faces for security, aiming to curb robberies amid rising gold prices.