INDORE: A visit to temple city Ujjain turned into a nightmare for a Supreme Court advocate from Mumbai and his family on Sunday when they were attacked by a kiosk owner after a dispute over buying prasad from his shop.
The lawyer was hospitalised with head injuries, and a woman and a minor girl in the family allegedly molested during the confrontation. Within hours, the Ujjain administration bulldozed 15 illegal shops, including that of the prime accused, near the famed Kal Bhairav temple.
Ujjain SP Pradeep Sharma and collector Neeraj Kumar Singh that the accused, Raja Bhati, has been arrested. He, too, is injured.
The lawyer and his family of eight arrived in Ujjain on Saturday night. Early Sunday morning, they attended Bhasmarti at Mahakal Jyotirlinga temple and then hired a van to visit other temples. Kal Bhairav temple is a must visit for every devotee.
The driver parked near one of the shops that line the approach road to the temple. When the family returned after darshan, shop owner Raja Bhati demanded that they buy prasad from him, arguing that they had parked in front of his business.
The family refused, saying they had finished their puja and did not need it. Bhati threw a packet of prasad into the van and demanded Rs 200 from them, says the complaint. Other kiosk owners joined in and a heated argument ensued.
The family says one of the women was dragged out of the car by her hair, her clothes ripped, and she and a minor girl were groped.
The lawyer was struck on the head with an iron rod and began bleeding. The traumatized family tried to get to a hospital but the kiosk owners blocked their way. Driver Kamal Kumar managed to rescue them from the melee and
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The lawyer was hospitalised with head injuries, and a woman and a minor girl in the family allegedly molested during the confrontation. Within hours, the Ujjain administration bulldozed 15 illegal shops, including that of the prime accused, near the famed Kal Bhairav temple.
Ujjain SP Pradeep Sharma and collector Neeraj Kumar Singh that the accused, Raja Bhati, has been arrested. He, too, is injured.
The lawyer and his family of eight arrived in Ujjain on Saturday night. Early Sunday morning, they attended Bhasmarti at Mahakal Jyotirlinga temple and then hired a van to visit other temples. Kal Bhairav temple is a must visit for every devotee.
The driver parked near one of the shops that line the approach road to the temple. When the family returned after darshan, shop owner Raja Bhati demanded that they buy prasad from him, arguing that they had parked in front of his business.
The family refused, saying they had finished their puja and did not need it. Bhati threw a packet of prasad into the van and demanded Rs 200 from them, says the complaint. Other kiosk owners joined in and a heated argument ensued.
The family says one of the women was dragged out of the car by her hair, her clothes ripped, and she and a minor girl were groped.
The lawyer was struck on the head with an iron rod and began bleeding. The traumatized family tried to get to a hospital but the kiosk owners blocked their way. Driver Kamal Kumar managed to rescue them from the melee and