The youths, who escaped unharmed, told the police about the incident after nightfall on Sunday and hence search operation for the missing boys could not be launched immediately.
Speaking to the media, the temple sthanacharyulu, Sthala Sai raised objection over the local police' action of entering into the temple kitchen (potu) without removing their shoes.
District Collector Anudeep Durishetty held a teleconference with district officials on Saturday. He said that around 1.25 lakh laddus were made available for the sale to the devotees during Mukkoti celebrations.
The police imposed Section 144 and restricted public movements by putting up barricades from Sarapaka in Burgampad mandal and all over Bhadrachalam in view of the President’s visit to the town.
She reached Rajahmundry in an IAF flight from Hyderabad and after landing at the airport she arrived at the helipad at Sarapaka BPL School in an IAF chopper.
District Collector Anudeep Durishetty has directed the officials who were assigned duties for the President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to report for the duties
In a memorandum submitted to the district administrative judge G Radha Rani he also appealed to establish a Sessions court (fast track) at Bhadrachalam for conducting trials related to criminal offences.
The bandh, called by the CPI, CPI (M) and Congress was supported by TDP and BJP against a recent GO 45 issued by the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department.
A proposal to identify the historic Sri Seetha Ramachandraswamy Devasthanam for the scheme’s implementation was made in the last quarter of 2022 and the union Ministry of Tourism gave its consent to implement the scheme for the development and promotion of religious tourism.
President Droupadi Murmu will visit the UNESCO world heritage site Ramappa temple at Palampet in Mulugu on December 28 during her tour of Telangana from December 26 to 30.
The villagers, including those from Maharajguda, Nake Wada, which is on the Maharashtra-Telangana border, said they wanted to be part of the country’s youngest State.