Patna: Tension gripped a village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district where dozens of Mahadalit women were denied entry into a temple, the police said on Saturday.
Mahadalit refers to the marginalized sections among the scheduled castes of Bihar.
The women who were denied entry into the 200-year-old Kali temple on Friday, have decided to lodge a written complaint with the administration seeking justice.
"We will submit a written complaint to the district magistrate, inspector general and deputy inspector general about the incident and failure of the local police to open the door of the temple after it was locked to stop our women from entering," Mangini Devi, a resident of Das Tola said.
Rajender Praasad, police station officer in-charge, said the temple remained locked till late Friday despite repeated attempts by the local police to get it opened.
Mangini said the women were pressurized into offer prayers from outside but they refused.
