Police weapons banned from temple in Puri

The Supreme Court yesterday took note of the October 3 violence at Puri’s Jagannath temple during a protest against the introduction of a queue system for devotees and said no policeman should enter the temple with weapons and shoes.

A bench comprising Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed by the Odisha government that 47 persons were arrested in connection with the violence at the temple, and that the situation was now under control now.