Karnataka Shocker: Woman Assaulted, Held by Hair and Dragged Outside Temple in Bengaluru; Video Goes Viral
Bengaluru, Jan 6: A video of a woman being kicked, dragged and beaten with sticks in a temple in Bengaluru has went viral on social media.
The victim Hemavathi had lodged a complaint with Amruthahalli police station stating that the said incident occurred on December 21 and the accused is Munikrishna, ‘dharamdarshi’ of the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Amruthahalli locality, police said on Friday. Assam Woman and Her Minor Son Detained in Pakistan for Allegedly Sneaking Into Country Without Documents.
The video shows the woman being repeatedly slapped, held by hair and dragged outside. The accused can be seen beating her with stick even as she runs for cover.
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A case under Section 354 of the IPC has been registered against Munikrishna. Bengaluru Bomb Threat: Email of Bomb Plantation in Private School in Karnataka Creates Panic; Bomb Squad, Sniffer Dogs Rushed To Spot.
However, Munikrisha told police that the woman claimed that Lord Venkateshwara was her husband and wanted to sit next to the idol in the sanctum sanctorum. When her demand was rejected, she spit on the priest after which she was asked to leave. As the woman did not listen, she was beaten and dragged out, he told police.
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