Plea on security to women who entered shrine

New Delhi, January 17

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea of two women seeking round-the-clock security after they recently entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala despite protests by right-wing Hindu groups.

A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices LN Rao and SK Kaul said it would hear the plea filed by two women — Kanakdurga and Bindu — on Friday after senior advocate Indira Jaising contended the matter should be heard urgently as one of the women was assaulted by her mother-in-law.

The petition sought round-the-clock security to both the women due to threat to their life. The plea sought directions to all authorities to allow women of all age groups to enter the temple without any hindrance. — PTI