Iskcon devotees caned in Allahabad

Every year, Iskcon followers bring out a huge procession on the occasion of Janmashtami which travels across the city.

8220;They did not have permission. Despite that they took out a procession and refused to call it off, forcing us to use mild force,8221; said District Magistrate Ashish Goel .

8220;There should have been no objection from the administration as we had already given the undertaking that our procession would not pass through the curfew-bound areas. We will take up the issue with the National Human Rights Commission NHRC,8221; said Rajin Malhotra, a devotee.