Muslim man destroys Shiva idol in Aligarh

Aligarh, Aug 30: A 25-year-old Muslim man named Mohammad Azad has been arrested for attempting to damage the idols kept in a temple here, police said on Monday.

 

 

Mohammad broke the Shiva idol with a hammer. He was caught by the Pujari.

 

 

 

The youth entered the temple near Rasasal Gung police chowki late on Sunday night and tried to damage some idols, SSP Kalanidhi Naithani said. As soon as an alert was sounded, a police patrol party rushed to the spot and nabbed the culprit, the SSP said, adding that security has been tightened in the area. According to locals the police party rushed to the spot and arrested the person after identifying the culprit with the help of CCTV footage.

 

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The arrested person has been booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including section 452 and section 427 and interrogations are on.