Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri city today suspended a servitor of the shrine over alleged indiscipline during the performance of rituals of the presiding deities.

Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Arabinda Kumar Padhee suspended servitor Rasmi Ranjan Datta Mahapatra for causing disturbance during the Banaka Lagi ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.

The SJTA chief suspended the servitor after receiving a report in this regard from the temple Commander. The servitor has been placed under suspension till further orders.

The disciplinary action against the Datta Mahapatra servitor comes a day before the annual Rath Yatra.

As per reports, the servitor allegedly misbehaved with the temple Commander and tried to assault the latter during the performance of Banaka Lagi ritual on the temple premises on Wednesday.

The SJTA as well as the police swung into action and removed the accused servitor form the temple premises to ensure smooth rituals at the shrine.