RAMGARH: Priests at the Rajrappa temple have been charged and an FIR has been lodged against them for beating pilgrims including a woman Sita Devi (52) from Arwal, Bihar, on Wednesday, who along with three of her relatives and a little baby was standing in queue to enter the temple.
She has been admitted to a hospital of Central Coal Fields Limited in Rajrappa area of the district, who sustained multiple injuries after being beaten up by the priests, Rajrappa police station in-charge Chandrika Prasad said here on Friday.
Named FIR against nine priests of the temple were lodged following a written complaint made by Rakesh Kumar and Ranjan Kumar, relative of Sita Devi and injury report issued by the doctor attending her in Rajrappa, said the police. A priest of Rajrappa temple alleged that some innocent priests, who were not present at the time of incident also were named in the FIR.