Bengaluru: A Dalit couple was forced out of Arasamma Devi temple in Goni Tumakuru, Karnataka, and sparking outrage.
The alleged incident occurred when a farmer from Dabbaghatta, Jagadeesh arrived at Adi Shakti Arasamma Devi temple accompanied by his newly married younger sister and her husband. “To our shock, Narayanappa (the agriculturist) stopped us from entering the temple. When we questioned him he acted as he was possessed by god and spoke in a strange voice. He directed us to go out of the temple as we belonged to lower caste. Also we were told to pay for cleansing the temple” Jagadeesh told police.
Police arrested an upper-caste man identified as Narayanappa and others in this regard.
The district administration comprising police and revenue officials convened a peace meeting and escorted the newly-wed couple to perform puja.
A peace meeting was convened in Goni village of Turuvekere taluk following alleged humiliation of a newly-wed Dalit couple who were asked to leave the Arasamma Devi temple.
