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Vrindavan, 2015.11.10 (VT): After the attack on the Nepali Bhajan Ashram by claimants to the land, volunteers have come forth in great numbers to help rebuild. Many sants from different institutions as well as local residents have been helping to get the ashram rebuilt. Work is going on both day and night.
With cooler weather coming, the ashram residents are quite inconvenienced in having to sleep under the stars. The kitchen has been given priority because of the difficulties in cooking with the monkeys always ready to make off with unguarded foodstuffs. But the work of the volunteers has already resulted in the rebuilding of the boundary wall.
83-year-old Laxmi Devi, a Nepali widow living in the ashram, broke down in tears when asked about the events of November 5th. “We left our homes to come to Vrindavan to do bhajan. Are we going to end up living on the streets here, homeless? We have done no harm to anyone. We watched our own people get beaten mercilessly right in front of our eyes.”
Said Balkrishna Devacharya, the mahant of the Bhajan Kuti, “Until the culprits are arrested, none of us will feel in security. But although we received assurance, we have as yet not received any financial help from the administration. However, several members of the Vrindavan community have stepped forward to donate.”
In particular Godhulipuram resident, Ashok Agrawal, gave 51000 Rs, and Bal Yogeshanand and Pratap Chaudhuri gave 31 and 21,ooo Rs. respectively.
New Vrindavan CO R K Gautam and SP Uday Pratap Singh talked to some of the students who had been injured. Police have arrested several of the accused named by the people of the ashram. The chief suspect, Bihari Lal, and his father-in-law were taken to the thana where they are being held for questioning.
SP Singh said that other suspects are being hunted, and parties have been sent to Rajpur, Panigaon and Sunrakh to find them. A police lineup will be held to identify the members of the gang who broke into the ashram.
District representatives of the Socialist Party (SP), Narayan Yadav and Mukesh Singh from Govardhan, and of the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad), Saurabh Gaur, also came on the scene to discuss with the victims and to offer all possible help.
A team from the Legal Services Authority (LSA) came on the scene to help with the investigation, to insure police action and to furnish their own report of the events.
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