Overview
- The incident occurred Tuesday morning at the Venugopal Temple in Devarabisanahalli, where an idol outside the sanctum was desecrated, according to police.
- Marathahalli Police registered Cr.No. 605/2025 and arrested the accused, and a separate case was filed on his complaint about being beaten by locals who tied him up before handing him over.
- Preliminary findings describe the man as a Bangladeshi national suspected of entering India illegally and living nearby for four to five years while working as a cobbler.
- Police say he may have been under the influence of alcohol and are investigating his motive and whether anyone else was involved.
- CCTV footage of the vandalism and the detention spread widely online, and a Karnataka State Reserve Police platoon was deployed around the temple as a precaution.