Sabarimala Protest: 1 dead, more than 100 injured, Congress alleges BJP's hand

Sabarimala Protest: 1 dead, more than 100 injured, Congress alleges BJP's hand

Hurling crude bombs and stones, Hindu fringe groups Thursday rampaged through the streets of Kerala, fighting pitched battles with police and political rivals, leaving scores of people injured including three BJP workers in a knife attack, officials said. The dawn-to-dusk 'Hartal' called by Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of pro Hindutva groups, and the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), to protest the entry of two women of reproductive age into the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday virtually brought the state down to its knees.