Haridwar, Jan. 11 -- The Ganga Sabha, the managing body of the Har-ki-Pauri's Brahmakund in Haridwar, has triggered a controversy after its teerth purohits (priests) began checking the identity cards of vendors, labourers, and other "suspected people" at the ghats allegedly to verify their religious identity. The move follows the sabha's formal demand that the Uttarakhand government prohibit non-Hindus from entering, staying, or engaging in commercial activities within the Kumbh Mela zone, including Har-ki-Pauri and its adjoining ghats. On Saturday, priests associated with the Sabha were seen inspecting the identification documents of shop attendants, hawkers, waiters, and beggars. Defending the random verification drive, Ganga Sabha secret...