US court acts in New York Hindu temple dispute
New York -- Court documents state that a Long Island pharmacist Suman Saha was issued a Temporary Order of Protection from Nassau County Criminal Court following his alleged assault on a disabled left-leg amputee.
Saha was arraigned in Nassau County First District Criminal Court on Monday before Judge Douglas LeRose where the Temporary Order of Protection was issued. The court documents further state that Mr. Saha was accused of assaulting Ajoy Nayak, age 72, and president of Baldwin, NY-based Hindu temple, New York Kali Mandir. Saha is a Board member in the same temple.
Mr. Saha was ordered to return on June 14 to Nassau County District Court in front of Judge Sharon Gianelli.
Nayak alleged he was physically attacked May 13 in a locked room by Saha and several fellow officials of the temple.
This was allegedly done to cover up Nayak’s discovery of inappropriate financial dealings by the temple’s previous president, Kumar Sankar Mandal.
Nayak said in a statement: “I have spent the early part of my tenure as president of New York Kali Mandir trying to clarify our financial position and ensure a successful and secure resource for our Hindu community.
“It is shocking and disheartening that members of our religious community would not only misappropriate the funds of our temple, but then resort to thuggery and violence in order to try to cover it up.
“This is a sad time for our community, but I urge members to come together in peace and harmony and demonstrate that these behaviours are not demonstrative of our beliefs and culture and will not be tolerated by our community.”
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