Guwahati, July 3 -- Shrasti Raghuvanshi, cousin of the late Raja Raghuvanshi, and a television news anchor have been issued summons by the Guwahati Police Crime Branch in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made against Assam's Kamakhya Temple during a televised interview.

According to police, the controversy stems from a broadcast in which the anchor reportedly made "unverified and highly defamatory" statements about the Kamakhya Temple, one of India's most revered Shakti Peethas.

Authorities allege that Shrasti, who participated in the segment, supported these claims, thereby contributing to what police describe as the spread of a false narrative.

"The statements are against the revered temple of Hindu deity Maa Kamakhya of As...