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Bulandshar: In the early hours of June 1, nearly a dozen idols of Hindu deities were vandalised in four temples located in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place in Baral village, Bulandshahr district. A video of the vandalised idols was shared on social media, with some users claiming it was an attack on Hindus and suggesting involvement of the Muslim community. News media channels also showed the same side of the story.

Twitter user हम लोग We The People (@ajaychauhan41) who frequently circulates communal misinformation on social media, shared the video, insinuating that the act was committed by "Jihadis," referring to the Muslim community. Another Twitter user, BALA (@erbmjha), who is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, also shared the video, expressing concern over the attack on Hindu culture and temples wrote, “ They are attacking our culture, They they area (sic) attacking our temples, They are attacking our daughters, Meanwhile, we are only allowed to seat in the backseat and watch as our destruction unfolds, or else we will be labelled as intolerant, communal and so on!” The tweet has garnered over 6 lakh views and has been retweeted over 1,000 times.

In the meantime, mainstream broadcast media also joined in propagating the story, Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand (@ZEEUPUK) shared a video clip on Twitter where they invited guests from different political parties to discuss the idol destruction incident in Bulandshahr. Sudhir Chaudhuri from Aaj Tak also covered the matter on his show Black and White, providing population data based on religion in Bulandshahr and mentioning another crime unrelated to the temple vandalism.

In addition, Chaudhury in his show highlighted a recent crime in the same district where a 20-year-old man named Sahil Khan was arrested for brutally stabbing his 16-year-old girlfriend 34 times. He also shared the live stream of the show on Aaj Tak with a caption in Hindi, which read as “In #Bulandshahar temples, Shivling have been broken, however there is a silence in the country. Isn't secularism in danger now?”

Meanwhile, A fact check by Altnews.com revealed that four individuals, identified as Harish Sharma, Shivam, Keshav, and Ajay, all residents of Baral, were arrested in connection with the idol vandalization. The accused confessed that they had damaged the idols, which were being worshipped, with the intention of installing new ones. The Bulandshahr police confirmed the arrest of the four accused, stating that Harish Sharma was the main perpetrator and that they were all intoxicated during the act.

Aaj Tak later updated their report, confirming that the miscreants responsible for the temple vandalism were Hindus from the same village. Additionally, Chaudhry also shared the updated video on social media, emphasising the Hindu identity of the culprits.

In conclusion, the fact checks by Alt news team reports that the individuals who vandalised the idols in four temples in Bulandshahr have been arrested. All four perpetrators are Hindus, as confirmed by the authorities.

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Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.

The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.

Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.

District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.

Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."

The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.

Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."

"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.

Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.

"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.

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