New Delhi, July 8
The Jammu police arrested a man who vandalised a temple on the outskirts of Jammu.
The man was identified as Arjun Shamra, who claimed he carried out the act after being “annoyed by black magic being practiced by some members of the community” at the temple.
The police had received a complaint that some idols were desecrated and mats set on fire by unidentified persons at the temple in Narain Khoo area.
A police party along with a team of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and Crime branch with sniffer dogs rushed to the scene and rounded up four suspected persons on the basis of investigation and CCTV footage of the area.
The police also appealed to people to not rush to any conclusion in such “sensitive matters” on social media without getting the version of the police.
This was the second incident of vandalism reported at a place of worship in the past week in the Jammu region. Earlier, a place of worship was found vandalised in a village in Reasi district on June 30 after which 40 persons were detained by police.
