Villagers block road to Paschimavahini
May 4, 2021
Residents take matter into their own hands as people continue to perform rituals in connivance with some priests
Srirangapatna: Family members of a COVID victim who had come to Srirangapatna (
Gosai Ghat) from Bengaluru to immerse the ashes were turned away by villagers this morning.
The family was told that the Taluk Administration had banned the ritual of immersing ashes at Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna due to the pandemic. The family members told the villagers that they were not aware of the ban and had come here to immerse ashes as some priests had invited them saying that all arrangements would be made to immerse ashes.