SABARIMALA: A transman who took a pilgrimage to Sabarimala had to return dejected after officials denied permission as the person showed a stark resemblance to the female gender. After the inspection, the Sannidhanam police sent the transman back without allowing the Darshan.

Satish Kumar (25), who had come from Chennai for Darshan, was spotted by police officials at Sabarimala Nadapanthal at 6 pm on Thursday evening and was asked to accompany the police to the hospital nearby for examination. After the test, the police asked the transman to return back to Pampa.

In the wake of the many violent incidents alerting the country, the Kerala police prepared a report and the details included are alarming. In the report, the police have ordered more protection to be given to the holy shrine Sabarimala. The police also recommended that a model code of conduct be formulated at Sabarimala to counter terrorist attacks and emergency situations.

According to the police report, there is a possibility of terrorist organizations and Maoist groups sneaking into Sabarimala in the guise of pilgrims. Explosive devices can be smuggled along with the offerings. Many terrorist groups are capable of handling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by remote control. The report also asked police officers to conduct a search with probity in a way not to offend the beliefs and rituals followed by pilgrims.