By: Report in Sakshi leading Andhra Daily
Samskara Bharati head illegally held captive
- Tied to a pillar and beaten up by ISKCON Temple President
- Three sued, two arrested
Sakshi, Hyderabad, Abidds, Newsline:
Abidds police have filed a case on the President of Abidds ISKCON
temple and two others for having attacked the in-charge of Samskara
Bharati office. The prime culprit is on the run while other two have
been arrested. According to Inspector Srinivas, Samskara Bharati is
functioning from an office in Pulla Reddy Bhavan, located on Abidds Main
Road, near ISKCON temple since 1989. Shankar Sharma, incharge of the
institution is residing in the third floor of the said building. There
was a quarrel between Shankar Sharma and the President of ISKCON,
Vedanta Prabhu. Vedanta Prabhu with Sambashiva, a devotee from ISKCON
temple and Prateep Kumar, an employee from ISKCON temple, have tied
Shankar Sharma to a pillar and beaten him up with a stick. Vedanta
Prabhu, with two more persons beat me, destroyed my vehicle and threw
out all belongings of Samskara Bharati on streets, complained Shankar
Sharma on Saturday night to the local police. The local police have now
filed cases against the three on illegal restraint, attack and many
other grounds. While Vedanta Prabhu has absconded, the police have
succeeded to arrest Sambashiva and Prateep Kumar. Abidds ACP Limbareddy
informed Newsline correspondents that there is a special squad deputed
in the city to arrest the prime culprit.
