BJP Telangana has shared the video of vandalism in the temple on social media.
Protests are ongoing in 5 states of the country regarding religious disputes. The Muthyalamma temple in Hyderabad in Telangana was vandalized on Monday morning. Here the idol of Goddess Mata installed in the temple was broken. The protest has been going on here since morning. BJP leader Madhavi Lata was taken into custody by the police. Union Minister Kishan Reddy also reached the temple.
On the other hand, people of a special community vandalized a Durga pandal in Shyampur area of Howrah district on Sunday night in West Bengal. BJP claims that anti-social elements burnt the idol of Goddess Durga.
A clash broke out between two groups in Solapur village of Karnataka's Belagavi district on Sunday night after an idol of Goddess Durga was desecrated. When three people were injured. Two bikes and one car were damaged.
There was firing and stone pelting between two groups during the Durga Visharan in UP's Bahraich. In which a young man died. Violent clashes broke out between villagers and police during idol worship in Jharkhand's Garhwa on Sunday. During the immersion of the idol, the police barricaded and closed the disputed road.
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1. Telangana
Location: Muthylamma Temple, Hyderabad What Happened: Youth entered the temple, broke the idol of Goddess Mother, people took it away The idol of the mother was vandalized at the Muthylamma temple in Kurmaguda near the passport office in Hyderabad. After this, the protest has been going on since morning. BJP leader Madhavi Lata was taken into custody by the police.
Union Minister and Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy also reached the temple. He said – Today (October 14) at around 4 o'clock in the morning, a person from the Muslim community entered the temple and broke the idol of the mother. This is embarrassing. Some people caught him and handed him over to the police.
Kishan Reddy further said- such incidents are happening continuously in different places in Hyderabad, some people are doing this deliberately to create tension and increase communal riots in Hyderabad.
BJP leader Madhavi Latani, who was protesting the case of breaking the idol in the temple, was detained by the police.
People around the temple are protesting by sitting on the road.
In another incident in two days in Hyderabad, a Durga pandal was also vandalized on October 12 This is the second incident of vandalism in temples and pandals in Hyderabad in two days. Earlier on October 12, an idol of Goddess Durga was damaged in a puja pandal at the Nampally Exhibition Grounds. Police arrested one accused. Central Zone DCP Aksesh Yadav said that the accused had damaged the idol. However, BJP leaders called it a conspiracy.
2. West Bengal
Location: Durga pandal of Shyampur, Howrah district What happened: People from a certain community broke the pandal, burnt the idol of the goddess
This video has been shared by BJP.
A group of miscreants vandalized the Durga Puja pandal in Shyampur on Monday night, Suvendu Adhikari, leader of opposition in West Bengal, wrote on social media. They set fire to an idol in the pooja pandal of the Shyampur Bazar Trade Committee and also vandalized other pandals.
Some of them also pelted stones at Viswaran Ghat. The situation is very tense in the area under Shyampur Police Station of Howrah Rural Police District.
3. Karnataka
Location: Solapur village in Belgavi district What happened: Alleged desecration of Goddess Durga idol
A clash broke out between two groups in Solapur village of Karnataka's Belagavi district on the night of October 13 after an idol of Durga Devi was desecrated. When three people were injured. Two bikes and one car were vandalized.
Meanwhile, the police lathi-charged the crowd to disperse it. A clash took place here a day earlier during the immersion of Durga idol in Mahasi area. According to the police, 30 people have been detained in connection with the incident in Maharajganj area of Mahasi.
4. Uttar Pradesh
Location: Hardi area of Bahraich What happened: Quarrel between two groups over DJ's playing during Durga idol immersion
On October 13, there was a dispute with another community over the DJ playing during Durga Murti Visran in Hardi area of Bahraich, UP. Meanwhile, violence broke out. More than 20 rounds were fired along with stone pelting and arson. In which 22-year-old Ram Gopal Mishra died.
When his body reached home in the morning after the post-mortem, a crowd of 5-6 thousand gathered. People took out the dead body and took out a rally for about 5 km. When the police explained, the family took the dead body home, but the people did not move from there. The crowd set fire.
5. Jharkhand
Scene: Idol immersion in Garhwa district What happened: Violent clashes between villagers and police
Violent clashes broke out between villagers and police during idol worship in Jharkhand's Garhwa on Sunday. Police barricaded the disputed route during the immersion of the idol, but the villagers were adamant about taking the idol the same way. The villagers were trying to break the barricade. Meanwhile, a scuffle started between the police and the villagers.
The dispute became so heated that the police had to resort to lathi charge to control the crowd.
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