Overview
- Neredmet police arrested Altaf, 26, from Bidar, for allegedly committing an indecent act inside the Katta Maisamma temple in Safilguda.
- He was produced before a city court on January 11 and sent to judicial custody as investigators check his antecedents.
- The FIR cites BNS Sections 333, 196(2), 298 and 299 covering trespass, promotion of enmity, defiling a place of worship and outraging religious feelings.
- Videos circulating online show the accused being assaulted by locals at the temple before police intervened, with protests by BJP and pro-Hindu groups following.
- Police deployed extra personnel, cleared traffic disruptions around Neredmet and ECIL, and urged residents to rely only on official updates.