In Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, Sadrpur Police arrested a man named Shamsad, son of Hadees from Khurwal, for spitting pan masala on idols inside a Hindu temple. According to the media reports, the police have claimed that Shamsad is ‘mentally disturbed’ and undergoing treatment at King George Medical College.
The accused was arrested for temple vandalism and the police sent the challan to the Sitapur court. Reportedly, on Sunday afternoon, Shamsad entered the temple situated at the main crossroads in Sadrpur and spat pan masala on the idols inside the temple. He responded with threats and abusive language when devotees present in the temple confronted him, even warning the devotees of dire consequences.
The incident of temple vandalism angered the locals in Sadrpur, district Sitapur, and they started protesting. The police rushed to the temple following the incident and took Shamsad into custody. Acting station in-charge Dilip Singh said that the accused is mentally disturbed and undergoing treatment. He further added that the investigation into the matter is underway and the police are questioning the accused.
Meanwhile, after vandalising idols, pandals and targeting Hindu devotees during the Durga Puja celebrations, radical Islamists have set their eyes on Lakshmi Puja. On Wednesday, Lakshmi Puja was celebrated. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari shared details on X (formerly Twitter) of one such act of vandalism carried out in the Diamond Harbour area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas.
A video was shared by the BJP leader where the idol of Goddess Lakshmi stood vandalised and wrote in Bengali, “Idol of Mother Lakshmi of Bawali Rathtala Puja Committee of Bajbaj Assembly of South 24 Parganas was attacked by jihadists.”
He raised concerns about how the West Bengal, under Mamata Banerjee’s leadership, was going the way of Bangladesh. “Following recent incidents in Garden Reach, Kolkata, and Shyampur, Howrah, Diamond Harbour has now seen similar tensions, with Hindu communities expressing a growing sense of betrayal. The latest incident involved the desecration of a Lakshmi idol at the Bawali Rathtala Puja Committee in Bajbaj, South 24 Parganas.
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