3 Jain Monks in MP Temple Attacked by Youths from Raj

SPARKS OUTRAGE

- ANURAAG SINGH @ Bhopal

THREE Shwetambara Jain monks resting in a Hanuman Temple of a village on the Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border in western MP's Neemuch district were allegedly attacked by anti-social elements late Sunday night.

The incident triggered protests by local residents in Singoli town of Neemuch district, close to the state's border with Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district.

Prior to the protests the police had arrested six youngsters, whom it claimed were involved in the attack.

According to the FIR filed on the complaint of Singoli town resident Bhawarlal Mehta, the incident occurred in Kachchala village in the Singoli area of Neemuch district at around 11 p.m. on Sunday, while the monks were resting inside the temple before taking their onward journey to Rajasthan the next morning.