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Faced with charges of alleged high-handedness against devotees during the Mahasivaratri festival astatine Srikalahasti temple, the Police Department has brushed speech the charges and pointed retired that the enactment became indispensable to reconstruct bid and was successful the interests of the devotees.
It whitethorn beryllium recalled that a ample fig of ‘Siva Swamis’, who tried to transportation the idol proceeding connected ‘Nandi Vahanam’ connected their shoulders, were prevented by the constabulary from doing so, arsenic it could pb to a chaos.
The incident, however, went viral connected societal media, wherever the constabulary was seen resorting to ‘lathi charge’ connected the devotees carrying the idol.
Meanwhile, the Tirupati territory constabulary pointed retired that the ‘Siva Swamis’ had behaved successful an undisciplined mode and tried to snatch the bearer (Vahanam) by force, starring to the bearer tilting to 1 side.
“The enactment could person perchance led to a chaotic concern and our constabulary persons responded successful clip to reconstruct order, frankincense redeeming the devotees from imminent injury,” Superintendent of Police (SP) L. Subbarayudu said.
After the quality dispersed connected societal media connected a antagonistic light, the constabulary section appealed to the devotees not to get carried distant by the frivolous charge. In the aforesaid vein, Mr. Subbarayudu besides warned the miscreants of superior enactment for making baseless allegations against the department.
