Police case has been registered against eight Sabarimala Karma Samithi activists for allegedly attacking a woman en route to the Sabarimala temple.
The alleged incident took place at Sabripeedom spot on the way to the to Sabarimala temple around 7:45 pm on Monday (March 18).
According to the police, the activists tried to stop the woman. The attackers demanded the woman, who came with her family, provide identity proof to verify her age. When the woman refused, the attackers allegedly pushed and attacked her.
The attackers also indulged in an argument with the police officers and obstructed them from performing their duty.
Two cases , one on the complaint of the woman and the other on obstructing the duty of police officers have been registered against the activists.
Sabarimala Karma Samithi is an umbrella organisation of various pro-Hindutva groups, who have been spearheading protests against the Supreme Court’s September 28, 2018 verdict.
The apex court in its judgment, on September 28, 2018, removed the centuries-old ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 into the holy shrine.
Two women aged below 50 have entered the Lord Ayyappa temple to offer prayers after the ban was lifted.
However, the temple has been the site of protests and agitations even after SC’s judgment. Women of menstrual age still continue to suffer at the hands of protesters.
