Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- A two-month-old infant died following an alleged caste-based assault and abuse during the Kummera Mallanna Jathara in Nagar Kurnool mandal on Saturday, February 21, where a family was reportedly attacked after being stopped from entering a temple.

Stopped at temple entrance

According to the victims, Chakali Chandrakala and her family had gone to the temple for Mallanna darshan as part of the jathara celebrations. They were allegedly stopped at the entrance by the organisers, including the village sarpanch Tukaram Reddy, Undyala Srinivas Reddy, Srikant Reddy, Satish Reddy Kannireddy and Kufender Reddy.

When Chandrakala questioned why her family was being prevented from entering the temple, the organisers allegedly ...