Saturday, August 24, 2013

Another devotee assaulted again inside Sreemandir



PURI: Following the allegation of assaulting a Canadian national inside the Jagannath temple here on Friday, another devotee from West Bengal alleged that he was attacked by an aide of a servitor in the premises of the temple on Saturday.

The Bengali devotee was identified as Mihir Parakia. He was thrashed by an aide of a servitor when he wanted to touch a deity in the premises of the temple. The Bengali devotee later lodged a complaint against the attacker who was arrested by the Sreemandir police.

When contacted Chief Administrator of the temple Arabind Padhee, he said that strong action will be taken against the accused according to the Shri Jagannath Temple (Administration) Act 1955.

Notably, a Canadian national Borendra Sanyal who is originally from a Hindu family of Bangladesh on Friday lodged a complaint with the Puri police alleging that he was assaulted by a servitor inside the Jagannath Temple.

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