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Badrinath temple ex-chief priest, committee CEO booked for molesting sadhvi

The sadhvi in her complaint stated that Singh and Namburi held her hostage

Badrinath Temple

Badrinath Temple. Wikimedia commons

ANI Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

A case was filed against Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee CEO B D Singh and former chief priest V.D. Namburi on Saturday after a sadhvi levelled molestation charges against them.

The case has been registered by a Mumbai-based sadhvi in the Badrinath police station.

The sadhvi in her complaint stated that Singh and Namburi held her hostage and accused them of illegal property grabbing.

Superintendent of Police (Chamoli) Tripti Bhatt told ANI, that case has been registered under Section 120 B, 364, 506 and 509 under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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First Published: Jul 01 2017 | 2:34 PM IST

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