Overview

• Unidentified miscreants allegedly loosened the glue securing recently installed Ganesha and Naga idols in Raggigudda’s Bangarappa Layout and dumped the serpent idol into a roadside drain on July 5.
• Superintendent G.K. Mithun Kumar confirmed that a police case has been registered, two suspects have been detained and the accused have been identified.
• Senior officers have deployed additional forces around the site to reinforce security and reassure local residents as investigations continue.
• BJP state president BY Vijayendra publicly blamed the Congress-led state government for enabling a climate of anti-Hindu acts and demanded immediate accountability.
• Residents of the Shantinagar ward have accused the owner of a nearby under-construction house of involvement in the vandalism and are calling for its demolition.