UP: Scuffle between devotee, staffers inside Kashi Vishwanath temple caught on camera

It is said that the incident took place during the 'Sapta Rishi Aarti', the evening worship of the temple deity on Saturday when the sanctum sanctorum was being closed due to the rush of devotees, which agitated a devotee and he engaged in a scuffle with the staffers.

Varanasi: Ugly scenes were on display at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi as a fist fight broke out between a devotee and the management staffers on Saturday evening. As per preliminary reports emerging from the temple, the incident took place during the ' Sapta Rishi Aarti', the evening worship of the temple deity in the sanctum sanctorum.

Sources said that the sanctum was being closed due to the rush of devotees when a devotee engaged in a scuffle with the staffers. A purported video of the incident is also being widely shared on the Internet. In the video, a man wearing a red shirt is seen scuffling with the staffers and is forced out of the temple.

The management has written a letter to the CEO of the temple, apprising him of the incident and a complaint has been made to the police in the matter while the matter is being probed.