Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- Nagarkurnool police on Monday, February 23, collected caste certificates of both the victim's family and the accused as part of their investigation into the death of a two-month-old infant during the Mallanna jatara at Kummera.

A case has been registered against members of the temple management under provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Officials said the state government has instructed the Endowments Department to conduct a detailed inquiry into the functioning of the temple and submit a report. Police have also written to the government seeking compensation for the bereaved family under the SC/ST (POA) Act.

Postmortem conducted

A post-mortem examination (PME) was conducted on the baby girl's ...