Despite HC Order, Bhumata Brigade Denied Entry Into Shani Shrine

Angry villagers allegedly blocked the entry and pushed the members of Bhumata Brigade on Saturday.

Bhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai said she would not leave until the group of women was allowed to enter the Shani Shingnapur temple. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

A day after the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to take pro-active steps to ensure that women are not discriminated against in places of worship, activist Trupti Desai was detained by police when she and 25 other women activists tried to enter the Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Saturday morning.

Angry villagers, along with Shani Shingnapur temple trust members allegedly blocked the entry and pushed the members of Bhumata Ranragini Brigade led by Trupti Desai, thus preventing them from entering the temple premises.

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