Lord Hanuman gets eviction notice in Madhya Pradesh

BHIND: To ensure removal of encroachment upon a road by a Hanuman temple in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, authorities have issued a notice to the temple's main deity -Lord Hanuman. The temple, situated in the district's Bajariya locality, is deemed to be encroaching upon the public thoroughfare.

Pursuant to a directive of Gwalior HC to remove the encroachment, the municipal authorities on Friday issued the notice addressing Lord Hanuman instead of the temple's head priest or the trust.

The notice to Lord Hanuman reads: "You have illegally encroached the road which causes public inconvenience, leading to possibility of accident. Despite earlier directive to remove the encroachment, you have not complied. You were given the Gwalior high court's order, but still you didn't comply . A contempt of court case has been initiated against you."

Meanwhile, top municipal officials said a fresh notice would be sent to the correct authority.