Bhopal : Police literally dragged a former woman out of temple premises for allegedly going too close to the shrine wrongfully and performing rituals. The incident occurred in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh where police eventually arrested the royal Jiteshwari Devi.
Temple authorities say Jiteshwari tried to perform Aarti all by herself and interrupted ongoing poojas on Krishna Jayanti day. Jiteswhari Devi tried to get close to the deity and was stopped. Police intervened and a quarrel ensued , said temple sources.
According to devotees present at the time, a few said Jiteshwari was drunk and was seen having altercation with the temple authorities.
The police say trouble started when Jiteshwari landed in the temple to perform poojas in place of her son who could not make it personally. The yesteryear princess started to do rituals at a place prohibited for women entry, the cops said.
