Varanasi, 03 October (HS). State President of Sanatan Rakshak Dal Ajay Sharma, who got the idols of Sai removed from the temples of religious city Kashi, was arrested by the police late on Wednesday night. There is increasing resentment among party workers due to the arrest of Ajay Sharma. Ajay Sharma had left home late in the evening to remove the idols of Sai installed in the temples. But the police detained him on the way.
According to police officers, Ajay Sharma has been arrested on suspicion of disturbing peace. The police took the arrested Ajay Sharma to Chitaipur police station. Chaitanya Vyas, priest of Hanumanji Anandamai Mandir Chowk, has lodged a written complaint against Ajay Sharma in the police station. Police have registered a case in this matter at Chowk police station. Action is being taken to send Ajay Sharma to jail.
On the other hand, the family members of Ajay Sharma alleged that some youth in a blue car had forcibly taken him away from Maidagin intersection at 2 o'clock in the night. During this time, both the mobile phones of Ajay Sharma were also switched off, due to which the family was worried about his safety.
It is noteworthy that Sanatan Rakshak Dal workers had removed the idols of Sai Baba from 14 temples in Varanasi city by October 1. Sai's devotees expressed their displeasure about this and united and formed Shri Sai Sevak Banaras Dal. The members alleged that Sanatan Rakshak Dal workers were spoiling the environment of Banaras.