Varanasi, Feb. 28 -- On the occasion of Rangbhari Ekadashi, two videos went viral on social media near Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, alleging that a police officer deployed for security at the temple misbehaved with a female journalist and pulled the hair of a boy dressed as a Batuk.
Thousands of devotees lined up on the day of Rangbhari Ekadashi. Journalists were also invited to cover the festival at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. A local female journalist arrived at Gate No. 4 with her colleague. The journalist alleged that despite showing her organization's identity card, she was stopped.
Even after explaining that she had been called by the temple administration, she was not allowed in. Meanwhile, a police officer pushed her...