“Shillong: Shop, devotees at Mahadev Khola Dham brutally attacked over Amul beverage, miscreants loot phones and money”, Opindia, July 25, 2023:
“On Monday, July 24 some anti-social elements attacked a shop in the temple premise in Meghalaya’s Shillong on the afternoon of the third Monday of the auspicious Sawan (monsoon) month. The attackers also thrashed the worshipers and robbed the shop, disturbing the peace in the area of Shillong’s famous Shiva temple, Mahadev Khola Dham.
According to the local reports, the incident is said to have happened on the third Monday of the auspicious Sawan month, which drew a huge congregation of worshipers to the temple. The incident happened when a visitor visited Mahadev Khola Dham and asked one of the stores there for an Amul Kool beverage. However, he informed the shopkeeper that he would pay her later.
On refusal, he felt insulted and hurled a coconut at the woman shopkeeper. According to a statement by SP Sylvester Nongtnger, a massive fight broke out when her 21-year-old son intervened to protect her…..”
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