India, Aug. 9 -- A case has been registered against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and others for "forcibly" entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar, allegedly causing fear and panic among thousands of devotees.

The Jharkhand Police on Friday said it has registered an FIR against the BJP leaders for entering the inner shrine of the temple on August 2 despite a restriction on the entry of VIP or VVIPs during the holy month of 'Shravan', when the temple sees the influx of a large number of devotees.

The FIR was lodged on August 7 under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after a complaint by temple priest Kartik Nath Thakur. The priest, in the complaint, accused Dubey and Manoj Tiwari of "for...