UP Police removes security cover of Hanumangarhi temple's chief priest Raju Das after a tiff with personnel
Three armed police personnel were part of Das' security cover and it was withdrawn with immediate effect
New Delhi, June 24
The Uttar Pradesh Police have withdrawn the personnel deployed for the security of Hanumangarhi temple's chief priest Raju Das after an argument between him and district officials during a meeting here called by two Uttar Pradesh ministers.
Three armed police personnel were part of Das' security cover and it was withdrawn with immediate effect.
The meeting was called by Uttar Pradesh ministers Jai Veer Singh and Surya Pratap Shahi on Thursday evening to review the BJP's performance in the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, which it lost in the polls, and Das and Ayodhya Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi were also present there.
An argument broke between Das and the officials after he blamed them for the loss of the BJP in the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat -made up of five assembly segments with Ayodhya being one of these.
Ayodhya District Magistrate Nitish Kumar told media that the mahant's security cover was removed on Friday following complaints that he was misusing it to threaten people, particularly traders.
