Guwahati, June 14: The world famous Kamakhya temple atop the picturesque Neelachal hills, witness to human sacrifices till the last century, was about to see history repeat itself, but alert priests foiled the sacrifice bid of a self-proclaimed 'sadhu'. The 'sadhu', one Satya Mazumdar took his 14-month old daughter to the main shrine of the temple and was about to slit her throat when the priests raised an alarm and got him arrested yesterday.
The incident created sensation in the temple, which was thronged by devotees from across the country and abroad for the annual 'Ambubuchi' festival scheduled on June 22. Irate youths roughed up the person before police came to the spot and arrested him.
Temple administrator Riju Sarma told that the man, residing in the temple along with other devotees for the past couple of days, was behaving in an "abnormal" fashion. "He suddenly seized the child, Tara Devi, and was about to slit her throat with a razor ... luckily he was spotted and the gruesome crime averted."
The child who suffered minor injury in the neck was admitted to the Guwahati Medical College hospital and was today reported to be out of danger.
Jalukbari police said the man was questioned after his arrest. He initially appeared to be intoxicated, but when the effect wore off he denied that he had tried to kill his daughter.
Bureau Report