Puri Lathicharge

Priests lathicharged in Puri after overcrowding near chariots, 20 injured

Violence marred the Rath Yatra celebrations in Puri today after over 20 sevayats or temple servitors were left injured in a police lathicharge following a heated exchange over the overcrowding of the chariots parked near the Gundicha temple. The police action took place without any magisterial order. The incident occurred during the "Abakash...