NASHIK / TIA NEWS
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A group women devotees were badly beaten up by a group of men while they were trying to enter into the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Trimbakeshwar temple here today.
After the incident and complaint by women the police booked 200 persons under various sections of Indian penal code.
“200 persons, including the former municipal president of Trimbakeshwar, have been booked under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 341 (wrongful restraint), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code,” said H.P. Kolhe, inspector of Trimbakeshwar police station informed media.
The police will refer the CCTV footage and take action in this regard, said Mr. Kolhe.
Talking to media,Vanita Gutte, president of Pune-based ‘Swarajya Sanghatana’ said, “I was standing along with our women activists in the queue since 5 am to gain entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. We also followed the dress code – wearing wet cotton clothes – for the purpose.”
“The entry into the sanctum sanctorum is restricted between 6 am and 7 am, the time that has been fixed by the temple trust. However, some local priests and women deliberately stood in the queue before us and obstructed us from entering the sanctum. They also manhandled us,” Gutte added.