Karnataka Temple: Dalit woman was thrashed and dragged out at the entrance of the temple
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Posted On January 7, 2023
Karnataka: A heart-wrenching video is seen from Karnataka. Where a Dalit woman was assaulted inside a temple. The local police has registered a case in this matter. The case is being investigated. The video of this incident is currently going viral on social media.
By Riya Kumari
Dragged the woman
In the video that has surfaced, it is visible that five people including women are present in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The first person in the crowd is arguing with a woman. After this, while arguing, he grabs the woman by the hair. After this, he tries to take the woman out by pulling her by the hair. When the woman opposes it, the man becomes even more aggressive. Further in the video it can be seen how the woman lies down on the floor of the temple.
FIR registered on the basis of video
The plight of the person did not stop here. He throws the woman on the floor of the temple and starts beating her. He kicks him and the surprising thing is that the rest of the priests present there are watching this spectacle silently. When the woman protestingly enters the temple again, the accused man hits her again and this time drags the woman out.
What is the story of the video
The claim behind the video is that the incident took place when the woman claimed that she was married to God in the temple. The woman insisted that she wanted to sit next to the idol of God. When she was repeatedly asked to move away from there, she did not move. The woman was assaulted on this. The victim Hemvati has lodged a complaint at the Amritahalli police station. In this, the said incident is being told of 21 December. The accused is Munikrishna, the ‘Dharmadarshi’ of the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Amritahalli area, against whom a case has been registered under section 354 of the IPC.
Courtesy: Inkhabar
Note: This news piece was originally published in inkhabar.com and used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes exclusively for Human Rights
