Karje Temple priests assaulted by members of Sangh Parivar over Temple Administration Issue
Udupi: Two temple priests were hospitalized after an assault by the members of Sangh Parivar in Udupi near Karje on Thursday, December 6.
The injured have been identified as Ramakrishna Adiga and Srikanth Adiga, priests of Mahalingeshwara Temple Karje.
The accused have been identified as Sudhakar, Suresh Shetty, Balakrishna Shetty and 20 others.
In the complaint, the family members of the priests alleged that BJP leaders Sudhakar, Suresh, Balakrishna along with 20 members barged into the Temple and assaulted Ramakrishna Adiga and Srikanth Adiga with weapons.
Sudhakar Shetty had served as the president of the Temple renovation committee. During his tenure he and his team had stolen the Temple Hundi. In this connection a case was registered against them in the Kundapur AC court by the Temple administration.
The deputy commissioner had warned the accused not to interfere in Temple administration and also instructed the local police to take action against the accused Sudhakar Shetty and his team.
Meanwhile, Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat also held a meeting to settle the matter between the present and earlier committee members. During the meeting Sudhakar and his team had given life threat to priests, sources said.
Both the priests are admitted to the Udupi Government Hospital and their condition is said to be normal.
