Sabari opens, cops block entry of women below 50

The Kerala police in defiance of the Supreme Court order stopped women pilgrims at Pamba, 5km from the hill-top temple of Lord Ayyappa, checked their documents for proof of age and allowed only those above 50 to proceed further. A senior police officer told TOI that they have been instructed by the government not to permit women from the “barred age group” from climbing the hillock.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2KtxIfz