Narcotic substances burnt by Basistha Temple authorities in Guwahati

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: A large cache of narcotic substances were burnt by Basistha Temple authorities in Guwahati on Sunday.

These narcotic substances were recovered during 'Bol Bam Yatra' at Basistha Temple. The Basistha Temple Management Committee and Basistha Greater Youth Unity recovered narcotic substances weighing over 50 kg during the holy 'Shraavan' month from the temple premises.

According to them, the drugs and other illicit substances were brought into the temple premises by devotees of Lord Shiva who visited the temple on the five Mondays of the month. Large quantities of marijuana, chillums, hookahs and foreign liquor were recovered during the month.

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