Sangrur (Punjab), April 18: A dozen devotees, including women and children, were injured after being attacked by members of a community who has a dispute with authorities of the Sati Shivala Temple at Sunam here, which the devotees visited today.
According to sources, a petition is pending in a civil court regarding possession of the temple, which is claimed by the temple’s managing committee as well the Kamboj community.
The temple management have secured a status quo from the court on the possession, the sources said.
Irked over the issue, members of Kamboj community, armed with sharp-edged weapons and rods, attacked the devotees this evening.
The injured persons were rushed to Sunam civil hospital, police said.
Both communities are at loggerheads over the temple’s possession.
-Agencies