Police Lathicharge Pilgrims In Maharashtra, Draw Opposition Attack | Read

Warkari devotees on way to a temple in Pandharpur were lathicharged by the Maharashtra police in Pune district today. This is the first time Warkaris -- devotees of the Lord Vithoba, a form of Lord Krishna  -- have been lathicharged in the state. Sources indicated that the devotees had got into an argument with the police during the procession. The altercation took place during entry into the Shree Kshetra temple in Alandi for the ceremony.