Dhaka (Bangladesh): In a bizaree incidents, few unwanted miscreants vandalised the idol of a deity at a Hindu temple in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah. The police have launched a manhunt for the vandals, local media reported.
On Friday morning the care taker and authorities of Kali temple in Dautiya village noticed that the idol was broken into pieces, news portal bdnews24.com quoted Sukumar Kunda, president of the temple committee.
This incident occured a day after the Dussehera and 9-day Durga Puja festivities in Bangladesh.
It is noted that this is not the first incident of vandalism in a temple. On March 17, this year, the ISKCON Radhakanta Jeev temple in Dhaka was vandalized and idols were taken away. Several devotees also were also reportedly beaten up by the vandals.
Amani Krishna Das, the public relations officer of ISKCON temple, said: “More than 200 terrorists led by Haji Shafiullah attacked, vandalized and looted the ISKCON Radhakanta temple at 222, Lal Mohan Saha Street in Wari.”
“The miscreants attempted to break the security wall of the temple,” the ISKON official said.
On October 16, in 2021, a temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob, ISKON officials said.
