Desecration of Ganesha idol in Belur: Woman held in Hassan, kept under police custody
Hassan: Belur Police have arrested a woman, identified as Leelamma, under charge of desecrating the idol at the Ganesha temple on the Belur Town Municipality premises by putting a garland of footwear on it.
Temple Trust President Virupaksha filed a complaint with Belur Police after the matter came to light on Sunday morning.
The police held a probe using CCTV camera footage, which showed Leelamma entering the temple wearing footwear and exiting bare-foot, giving rise to suspicion about her action. A team led by Banavara Sub-inspector Suresh held Leelamma near Guddenahalli in Hassan. The accused was also subjected to interrogation.
Earlier, several groups held protests demanding an urgent investigation of the matter and arrest of the guilty. The police formed eight investigation teams, and successfully arrested Leelamma.
The arrested woman is currently in police custody. Further investigation of the matter is underway.
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Budget 2026-27 directionless, visionless; nothing for Bengal in it: Mamata
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as "directionless, visionless and anti-people”, which had nothing on offer for her state.
Banerjee, speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for New Delhi, also claimed that the Budget had nothing for the common man.
"This Budget is directionless, visionless, actionless and anti-people. It is also anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education and against the SC, ST and OBC... There is nothing on offer for Bengal in the Budget," she alleged.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day.
