SABARIMALA: As the Sabarimala temple opened at 5 pm on Monday for Chithira Attam, more than 30 women police officers above 50 years of age positioned themselves in different parts of Sannidhanam.

The team of women police constables at Sannnidhanam is being led by officers in the ranks of CI and SI. As soon as they reached Sannidhanam, they offered their prayers to the deity, though the temple was closed then.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the police have taken all precautionary measures to provide protection to women if they reach Sannidhanam. The police decided to deploy women police officers at Sannidhanam after the rumours spread that Sangh Parivar will line up mothers above 50 years at Sannidhanam to block young women.

Besides this, there will be strong monitoring along Saranapada.

Meanwhile, Hindu organisations are reportedly getting ready to block young women trying to enter the temple, using aged women. For this, they are planning to send more than 1500 women to Sabarimala.