Raipur: Tension simmers in Lakhenagar area of Raipur after two miscreants allegedly vandalised a Ganesha idol on late Friday night, September 6, prompting a major protest from the local Hindu community of the area.
The incident took place at a Pooja Pandal in Lakhenagar under Azad Chowk police station limits where two youths of the Muslim community allegedly vandalised a portion of the Ganesha idol installed at a Pandal, triggering an outrage among the locals who soon gathered at the spot in large numbers against the provoking act.
Members of the Hindu community later did a gherao of Azad Chowk police station demanding swift action against the accused. Sensing the gravity of situation, the police acted swiftly by lodging a First Information Report (FIR) into the matter and detaining two of the suspects.
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According to the reports, the incident took place around 10pm on Friday when the accused allegedly vandalised some portion of the Ganesha idol. They further also misbehaved with the members of the ‘Pooja Committee’ when they confronted them for their misconduct. Following heated exchange, the youths later fled the scene.
It’s been learned that the said youths were also indulged in smoking and playing cards within the Pandal premises for the past two days and were ignoring the requests of the committee members who repeatedly have informed them not to carry out such acts within the premise. A purported video of the accused linked to the incident has also gone viral on the internet.
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The provoking act of the miscreants soon triggered a massive outrage among the locals who subsequently gathered near the Pandal site and protested against the misconduct. The residents joined by a few local political representatives, later marched towards the Azad Nagar police station, demanding immediate arrest of the accused.
It’s been reported that adequate deployment of police personnel has been made near the Pandal site in view of preventing any untoward incident or further escalation into the matter, while action is being taken against the suspected individuals by examining the CCTV footage of the vicinity.
