Chief priest of Badrinath shrine denied bail

INDIA
Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Chief priest Keshavan Namboodiri of Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand, who was arrested for allegedly confining and molesting a woman in a hotel here, has been denied bail by a Delhi Court.

Metropolitan Magistrate Shreya Arora Mehta dismissed the application of Keshavan, saying the allegations against him are serious in nature and if he is released on bail, he may try to influence the witnesses in the case.

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