Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 9: A temple was vandalised by some unidentified miscreants here, prompting police to register a case and launch a probe to bring the culprits to book.
As per police sources, the idols of deities were found damaged at the decade-old Laxmi Narayan temple in Baghe area here.
The priest noticed the damage on visiting the temple in the morning and informed the police station concerned, which immediately rushed a team to investigate the matter, sources said.
They said the temple was apparently vandalised by the miscreants during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
On getting information, a team from Police Station Bagh-e-Bahu led by SHO Inspector Arjun Singh Chib rushed to the spot. Later, SP South Mamta Sharma along with SDPO East Syed Zaheer Abbas Jafari also reached the spot and inspected the spot.
A case FIR Number 31/2022 under Sections 295, 297, 457 and 427 IPC has been registered at Police Station Bagh-e-Bahu and investigation is on to bring the culprits to book.
Police sources informed that several persons have been detained for questioning into the matter.
A senior police official has urged people to maintain communal harmony and foil the nefarious designs of inimical elements to disturb peace.
However, many organizations held protest at different locations here over vandalisation of the temple and demanded strict action against the culprits.
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