On Friday (23rd May) night, unidentified extremists attacked a Hindu temple and vandalised the Shivling kept inside the sanctum sanctorum. The incident occured in Halisahar city in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Besides the Shivling, the extremists also destroyed the paraphernalia kept for performing Puja. The incident came to light only on Saturday (24th May) morning.
As per reports, locals believe that repeated attempts were made to break the Shivling using a heavy object. However, the extremists failed to break it.
This is the video of the temple located at Baidyapara Ghat in Halisahar Police Station under @bkpcitypolice.
— Arjun Singh (@ArjunsinghWB) May 24, 2025
The temple was vandalised last night.
Though the area is surrounded by the CCTV cameras but no culprit has been arrested yet.
One can easily understand the law and order… pic.twitter.com/HZIu5Pr90C
In a tweet, politician Arjun Singh informed, “Though the area is surrounded by the CCTV cameras but no culprit has been arrested yet. One can easily understand the law and order situation in West Bengal.”
He emphasised, “No person in West Bengal policeadministration bothers about the safety and security of the Hindus and their religious places.”
In the meantime, locals have expressed their anger and frustration over the incident.
