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Priests clash over demolition of temple structure
Tension gripped Amritsar after a clash broke out between two groups of priests at the Ram Tirath temple over demolition of a structure.
Amritsar: Tension gripped the city today
after a clash broke out between two groups of priests at the
Ram Tirath temple here over demolition of a structure at the
historic shrine.
The clash broke out after a concrete structure was being demolished by one of the groups for the erection of a new structure in the temple`s water pool. A court had given permission to raise a new structure at the temple, following which an old structure was being demolished, but one of the priest groups objected it, police said.
Heavy police deployment has been made at the temple and both the groups have been asked to stay away from the disputed area to avoid further dispute, police said. PTI
The clash broke out after a concrete structure was being demolished by one of the groups for the erection of a new structure in the temple`s water pool. A court had given permission to raise a new structure at the temple, following which an old structure was being demolished, but one of the priest groups objected it, police said.
Heavy police deployment has been made at the temple and both the groups have been asked to stay away from the disputed area to avoid further dispute, police said. PTI