Assam Temple Crime

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today alleged that authorities in Assam are preventing him from visiting the Batadrava Satra Temple, the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva, an Assamese saint and scholar from the 15th century, in Nagaon.

The discovery of a man's severed head on a road leading to the ancient Kamakhya temple created quite a sensation in this Assam's major city on Friday, and police said it could be a case of human sacrifice.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today alleged that authorities in Assam are preventing him from visiting the Batadrava Satra Temple, the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva, an Assamese saint and scholar from the 15th century, in Nagaon.

The discovery of a man's severed head on a road leading to the ancient Kamakhya temple created quite a sensation in this Assam's major city on Friday, and police said it could be a case of human sacrifice.