India, Sept. 26 -- Three men have been booked for allegedly preventing a Scheduled Caste (SC) family from worshipping at a Durga Puja pandal in Sadak Seoni village of Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, police said on Friday, adding that all three accused are absconding.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Chhapara police station under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against villagers Meharban Singh Thakur, Naresh Thakur and Narayan Yadav after a video of the incident was shared on social media on Thursday late evening.

"Shyamlal Ahirwar filed a complaint stating that on September 24, he, his wife Santoshi Bai, and their son Kartik had gone to a Durga Puja pandal to offer prayers. However, Meherban, stopped them nea...