Kishanganj, July 22 (PTI) A temple was desecrated in Kishanganj district of Bihar on Friday by “anti social elements” who also decamped with the donation box kept on the premises, an official said.
According to Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kishanganj, devotees found the idol of the presiding deity at the Kali temple in Lahra chowk area vandalised.
This evoked and angry response from local office bearers of the BJP, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal who staged a demonstration by burning tyres on the road.
Sangh Parivar activists also raised slogans triggering tension in Kishanganj town which has a mixed population.
“The disturbances continued for a couple of hours but the situation is now under control. Our priority is to get a new idol installed at the earliest,” asserted the SDM.
He added that one of the suspects has been arrested and was being interrogated by the police.
Sharing its borders with West Bengal and neighboring countries Bangladesh and Nepal, Kishanganj is the only Muslim-majority district of Bihar. PTI CORR NAC RMS RMS
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