Bihar Village Bans Entry Of Brahmin Priests After Etawah Kathavachak Controversy

Patna: The controversy arising from the alleged assault and misbehaviour with a non-Brahmin kathavachak in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh has spilled over to a Bihar’s village.

Residents of Tikulia village in East Champaran district on Monday imposed restrictions on entry of Brahmins, especially priests following assault and misbehaviour with a non-Brahmin Kathavachak in Etawah district of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh on June 21.

Residents put up banners on the entrance gate of the village, restricting movement of Brahmins, especially priests. They also threatened to impose a penalty if anybody dared to defy the ban order and performed puja. Electric pillars have also been painted with similar ban order.

Station house officer (SHO) of Adapur police station, Dharmaveer Choudhary, said that the posters and banners erected at the village have been removed. Police have identified one Sandeep Yadav, a Youtuber, behind the entire episode. Legal action will be initiated against him soon, he added.

He said that patrolling has been intensified in the village as a precautionary measure. “We are keeping a close vigil on activities of anti-social elements who may try to vitiate the atmosphere in the village,” SHO Choudhary said.