Kin beat up woman who visited shrine

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15

One of the two women, who had entered the Sabarimala temple defying tradition, alleged on Tuesday that she was beaten up by her mother-in-law after an altercation on the issue leading to her hospitalisation.

Kanakadurga, 44, who had been in hiding for the last two weeks after the darshan of Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala shrine due to security reasons, reached home in Perinthalmanna Tuesday morning.

Soon after entering the house, she had a verbal duel with her in-laws who vehemently opposed her entry at the temple. Her mother-in-law allegedly beat her up with a wooden plank and she was rushed to hospital, police said Tuesday.

She suffered head injuries and is admitted to a government hospital. However, her aged mother-in-law also got admitted to the hospital later alleging that Kanakadurga had assaulted her. — PTI