Overview
- Two FIRs were filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the PDPP Act for the temple damage and the subsequent violence.
- Investigators collected CCTV footage, identified suspects and said arrests are expected soon.
- Roughly 300 people vandalised a nearby religious structure, damaged graves and a flag, and set a motorcycle on fire.
- Stone-pelting injured four police personnel, and officers used a lathi charge as RAF units and extra patrols secured the area.
- AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi visited urging strict action, BJP leaders accused the state government of laxity, and police warned against rumours while clarifying the sanctum idols are safe.