Brahmachari showing his injuries to the police after being beaten in the ISKCON temple of Patna.
– Photo: Amar Ujala Digital
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For the first time after its inauguration in a state-of-the-art form two years ago, there was such a huge uproar in ISKCON temple Patna. People disguised as celibates fought among themselves in such a way that the devotees who reached the temple and the people who came to enjoy the restaurant on Sunday were forced to run away to save their lives. The fight took place between celibates. On one side was the group from Patna and on the other side was the group from Bhagalpur. As the fight reached its peak, a video and audio of a long conversation with her went viral. After this, the Brahmacharis of Bhagalpur, who were very beaten, even accused ISKCON Patna President Krishna Kripa Das of rape. The matter became heated when the issue of the Speaker being in an objectionable state in the video was raised. Kotwali police arrived and inspected the beaten people. It is not confirmed whether an FIR has been registered in the matter.
What argument did the beaten party give?
Yellow-clad celibates showing their injuries in front of the police at Patna’s Kotwali police station have alleged that “the video of the temple president doing wrong with a girl is going viral on social media. The temple president has noticed many irregularities in the temple. When they protested against the same, the brahmacharis were chased away and we complained to the ISKCON authority, due to which the temple president got furious and attacked us fiercely. Got beaten.” The police noticed injuries on many Brahmacharis and also saw their torn clothes. Brahmacharis have complained about this in the Kotwali police station. The police reached the spot and investigated the matter, however, no case has been registered so far.
What did the temple management tell the police?
ISKCON Temple Patna has not officially talked to the media on this, but the police has been informed that the video being viral is five-six years old. It has been argued that at that time the temple president was in a relaxed state in his room, when suddenly a girl entered by opening the gate and pulled the clothes from his lower body and the people accompanying her had made this video. The temple management told the police that this video has just been made viral under a conspiracy, because the management of ISKCON temple Patna was angry over the disappearance of some boys of their group after calling the young preachers from Bhagalpur. The Brahmacharis who had come from Bhagalpur were repeatedly told to return, but they were not ready to leave Patna. ISKCON’s reputation was being hurt by the issue of young celibates being misled and disappearing, so they were being asked to leave. Even late on Sunday evening, a meeting was being held on this issue. Chairs were set up. But, the brahmacharis, enraged at the thought of being sent back, started a scuffle and then all this happened. The viral video is five-six years old and an investigation was conducted against the President of ISKCON Temple Patna and he was declared innocent. The matter is in the cognizance of the court, but now this video has been made viral as part of a conspiracy.
What are the police saying, what are they doing?
After receiving information about the uproar and fight, the Kotwali police inspected the site, made inquiries and also saw the injuries of the injured Brahmacharis. Along with this, video and audio have also been preserved as evidence. If the management of ISKCON Patna is telling that the video is from five-six years ago, then the police will investigate whether it is from the old temple complex or the new one? The new temple was built and started within three-four years. The earlier structure and appearance of the rooms were different. The new one is completely different. The police is waiting for written applications from both the parties and is also recording the statements of the injured people.
