India, Feb. 16 -- Tension has flared at a temple in Jaipur after a police personnel allegedly assaulted the priests on Mahashivratri.

The incident unfolded in the Jaipur's walled city at the Tadkeshwar Mahadev temple after a Sub-Inspector entered the temple and an altercation broke out between members of the priest's family and policemen, PTI news agency reported.

The temple priests and volunteers blamed the police personnel for the scuffle and disrupting the festive atmosphere on Mahashivratri.

The priests said that the sub-inspector from Manak Chowk police station and other policemen allegedly entered the sanctum sanctorum wearing belts, disregarding temple norms, under the pretext of maintaining security and order.

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