Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Dec 9: Police registered an FIR on Sunday after unidentified persons allegedly broke open a temple with an intention of robbery at Thannamandi in Rajouri , triggering protests in the town.
The Police suspect the involvement of two teenagers in the incident and efforts are on to apprehend them. He said the case was registered after a local resident, Navneet Gupta, lodged a complaint with the Thanamandi police station, stating that he found the locks of the temple broken at old Thanamandi road.
Gupta told police that he used to visit the temple once in a week and when he went to open the temple on Sunday morning, he found the lock broken and sensed that some burglars have attempted a theft.
On thorough search, he said he found that all the things were there in the temple, “except some religious signs”.
“As the temple remains abandoned, the exact date of when the crime was committed cannot be specified,” a police officer said, adding that investigation was going on.
Meanwhile, a group of people staged protest in the town after hearing about the news of the theft and demanded action against those involved in the incident. There were rumours as well in the area that some sacrilegious act has been taken place. The police, however, denied any such attempt.
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