Overview
- The couple were stopped at Arasamma Devi temple in Gonitumkur, Tumakuru district, when a man allegedly posed as being possessed and ordered them to leave.
- Turuvekere police registered an FIR naming seven accused under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
- One accused, identified as Narayanappa, has been arrested and remanded, while efforts continue to trace the remaining suspects.
- After a village peace meeting, Superintendent of Police K. V. Ashok and Tahsildar M. N. Kunji Ahmed escorted the newlyweds inside to offer prayers.
- Officials clarified the Muzrai-run temple is a public place open to all, and police said the accused are from the Vokkaliga community.