Mysuru: IGP (Southern Range) K.V. Sharath Chandra has confirmed that two people, Gowdruchinnatti, a member of the temple’s administration, and manager Madesh have been taken into custody for questioning.
Gowdruchinnatti’s son Lokesh said that the tomato bath was not meant to be served as prasadam but was meant for the members of temple administration. “Initially, we had got a smaller quantity of tomato bath. We had prepared it for it to be consumed after the puja since we were not supposed to eat anything before that. When the devotees came and told us that they were feeling hungry, we gave them a little bit. We decided to give the tomato bath to those who came. It was not meant as prasadam,” Lokesh claimed.
