Sabarimala row: Lawyers who questioned ban face death threats
January 15, 2016  13:35
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Two Delhi-based lawyers are the latest victims of a hate tirade from radical groups for advocating the entry of women in Sabarimala Temple.

After the Supreme Court questioned the ban on women's entry in the temple, the lawyers have started getting life threatening calls from India and countries in the Middle East.

Advocate Naushad Ahmed Khan, president of the Indian Young Lawyers Association that filed the PIL, and advocate Ravi Prakash Gupta, who is fighting the legal battle for the petitioners, were taken aback when they started receiving calls from cities like Chennai and Kerala apart from Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other countries.

In his complaint to the police, Khan mentioned that the caller spoke to him in broken Hindi and said, "Tum ko bomb se uda dega. Hindi janta hai. You are the men behind filing the petition before the Supreme Court (sic).""What is your motive? Why do you want girls to enter Shabrimalla temple. You should respect hindu culture (sic)," read texts received on WhatsApp.
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