1. American tourist's wife may seek embassy help to punish shrine cops

    articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com Human Rights

    PURI: The wife of Noel Magee Hayden, the American tourist, who was allegedly beaten up by Jagannath Temple police (JTP) personnel in Puri on Friday, has threatened to move the US embassy seeking immediate arrest of the offenders.

    California-based Noel and his Odia wife Shilpi from Dhenkanal were allegedly manhandled by a group of JTP personnel during darshan of Lord Jagannath on the chariot in front of Gundicha temple. When ...

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    1. If the erring temple staff are not arrested immediately, we will seek the intervention of American Embassy.
    2. We registered case soon after she filed an FIR on Thursday. We will take action against the guilty.
      By Manasa Nanda Tripathy
    3. We are verifying the couple's allegations and will take necessary action.
      By Arvind Padhee
    4. Since non-Hindus cannot enter the temple, we take this opportunity to have a glimpse of the deities. Priests invited us (by demanding money) and later beat us up.
      By Noel Magee Hayden

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