The Hindu community members residing in the Kopargaon region of Maharashtra’s Ahilya Nagar organized protests and blocked the roads demanding the arrest of the miscreants who vandalized two Hindu temples in the city during the past week.
Recently, on Sunday, 22nd December, the unknown miscreants entered the Bhuvneshwar Mahadev Temple in the area and vandalized the idol of Lord Shiva and Nandi. The incident sparked outrage among the Hindus who started the protest to seek justice.
As per the local reports, the local Hindus gathered on the Shrirampur-Kopargaon road and raised concerns about the incident. They suspected that the miscreants belonged to a specific religion and executed a deliberate attack on the temple to hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.
The photos of the vandalized Hindu idols are making rounds on social media in which the idol of Lord Shiva can be seen cracked into half and the idol of Nandi can be seen destroyed. The police force was deployed in the area as the Hindu protestors blocked the road and demanded justice.
Notably, this is the second such incident in the area. Earlier this week, a temple of Lord Hanuman was vandalized in the Puntamba area of the district.
The locals during the protest also targeted the administration and said that the authorities were failing to take action against the accused. “We have been keeping peace in the area but the police should undertake quick action to nab the accused persons. They must investigate the religious background of the miscreants who are yet unknown. The incidents have hurt the sentiments of Hindus,” one of the protesters could be heard saying.
Maharashtra | Two hindu temples were vandalized within two weeks in Ahilya Nagar’s Kopargaon, leading to rising tensions.
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Locals have blocked the highway in protest, accusing the authorities of mishandling the situation. pic.twitter.com/rEkDDeKpdT
A massive police force has been deployed in the area to maintain law and order as Hindus continue to protest against the two incidents of temple vandalism in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra.
