3 sadhus from Uttar Pradesh, en route to Gangasagar Mela, assaulted in Bengal
Uttar Pradesh, Jan 13 : According to the details, three teenage girls, whom the sadhus had asked about the route, screamed and ran away, prompting locals to apprehend and manhandle the sadhus.A video from the spot also showed the mob vandalising a police vehicle.
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As the situation escalated, local police intervened and rescued the sadhus and took them to the Kasipur Police Station.
Commenting on the incident, Abhijit Banerjee, Purulia Police Superintendent said a case was registered and investigations were underway. Police also said that raids were being conducted to apprehend those involved in the assault.
The police also said that the sadhus had lost their way and had stopped to confirm the route with two girls. The girls got scared and ran away, they said, prompting locals to guess that the sadhus must have harassed the girls.
A transport to the Gangasagar Mela was later arranged for the sadhus, they said.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal BJP condemned the incident, lashing out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
“Shame on Mamata Banerjee’s deafening silence! Are these Hindu Sadhus not worthy of your acknowledgment? The atrocity demands accountability,” the party wrote on X, reposting a video of the incident as shared by BJP leader and the party’s IT Cell head, Amit Malviya.
-The India Today
