Sabarimala (Kerala), Jan. 9 -- The Kerala Temple Protection Committee has filed a complaint with the Kerala State Director General of Police (DGP), alleging that Ayyappa devotees were brutally assaulted by police personnel at Marakkottam while they were on their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
The complaint was submitted by the committee's state vice-president G K Suresh Babu and general secretary K S Narayan, who demanded an immediate and impartial investigation into the incident. They have urged the DGP to take strict action against the officers responsible and ensure justice to the victims.
According to the complaint, the devotees were proceeding with the irumudi when they were allegedly stopped and beaten by the poli...