Woman stripped, paraded with slipper garland after temple entry dispute; two women arrested
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Police have arrested two women for their alleged involvement in stripping another woman and parading her on the road with a garland of slippers around her neck, after a dispute over a caste panchayat’s ban on a Rajput family entering a temple in Ulhasnagar, on the outskirts of Mumbai. The incident took place on Friday (May 15, 2026) in the Waghri Nagar area of Ulhasnagar, when a religious programme and a community feast were being held at the temple premises. A youth from the victim’s family objected to the caste panchayat’s restriction, saying his family had done nothing wrong. He then entered the temple premises, angering some members of another community present there. According to the police complaint, the accused then attacked the youth’s family home with sticks and rods. The men of the family were assaulted and the attackers then threatened the women with severe consequences if they approached the police. Brutal attack Nevertheless, the victim, her sister and daughter were headed to …
