Activist Bindu Ammini attacked with pepper spray on her way to Sabarimala

Kochi: Activist Bindu Ammini, who came to Kochi to attempt a trek to Sabarimala temple was attacked by a man with a pepper spray right outside the office of the Police Commissioner and the video of the same has gone viral.

In the video, Bindu was seen shielding her face and running away from a man who attacked her with the pepper spray.

Meanwhile, Women’s rights activist Trupti Desai also reached here on Tuesday to proceed to Sabarimala to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

Desai and a few other activists who landed at the Kochi International Airport early Tuesday have been taken to Kochi city police commissioner.

She said they preferred November 26 to visit the shrine as it was the Constitution Day. She said also she has come up with the 2018 order of the Supreme Court permitting entry of women of all age groups into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.

“I will leave Kerala only after offering prayers at the shrine,” the activist said.

The Pune-based Desai had made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the temple in November last year, weeks after the Supreme Court lifted the ban that prevented women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering the famous shrine.