INDIA
Times of India
Bagish K Jha,TNN | Nov 18, 2014
INDORE: A day after being arrested by police for molesting two 10-year-old girls on the premises of Khajrana Temple, priest of one of the temple on the premises was sent to judicial remand till November 25 by a local court in Indore on Monday.
Pramod Urmalia, 38, priest of Gayatri temple was arrested by Khajrana police and booked for molestation under Section 354 of IPC. Provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 were also imposed on him on Sunday. He was produced before court on Monday from where he was sent to jail.
According to police officials, priest Urmalia had allegedly molested class V girl students, all residents of Parvati Palace on November 10 when they had gone to Gayatri temple for getting raksha sutra (sacred thread) tied on their hands, while their families were offering prayers during evening arti at the main Khajrana Ganesh temple.
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