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SJTA orders inquiry into security lapse at Sri Jagannath Temple

Puri, July 9 (UNI) Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Arabinda Padhi, today ordered an inquiry into a serious security lapse after four youths scaled the Meghanada Prachir from the southern side and entered the temple premises last night while the Pahandi ritual was underway at the Simhadwar.
A special investigation team comprising the temple's chief security officer, officers in charge of development and sanitation, a representative from the works department, and the temple supervisor has been constituted to probe the incident.
Puri District Magistrate Chanchal Rana told the media that CCTV footage is being examined to identify the intruders. The temple administration will also lodge a complaint at the Simhadwar Police Station against an unidentified youth who illegally entered the temple during the night.
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