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Lenskart shares fall 5% amid backlash over dress code row
short by Pravel Jain / on Monday, 20 April, 2026
The shares of eyewear retailer Lenskart fell on Monday amid social media backlash over its alleged restrictions barring employees from wearing a tilak and a bindi at work while allowing hijabs and turbans. The stock dropped nearly 5% to ₹508.7 apiece. The company later apologised and issued a standardised in-store style guide to include bindi, tilak, sindoor, kalawa and mangalsutra.
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