HP: Police detain woman for vandalising Shivling at temple amid speculation of Muslim involvement
Kangra: Police have detained Nisha Devi, a 35-year-old woman, for allegedly vandalising a Shivling at a temple in Nagrota in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
The incident, which occurred on Friday, sparked unrest and protests, with numerous Hindutva organisations gathering at Gandhi Maidan and alleging that the Shivling was desecrated by individuals from another community. Right-wing groups reportedly expressed demands to vacate shops rented by Muslim vendors in the market, fueled by assumptions on social media that the vandalism was perpetrated by Muslims.
Protesters chanted anti-Muslim slogans, including “Na mullon ka na khazi ka, Ye desh hai veer shivaji ka,” as shown in a video shared by fact-checker Mohammed Zubair on X.
The police immediately registered an FIR after they were informed about the incident. During the investigation, police reviewed CCTV footage from near the temple and identified a woman entering and exiting the premises around 3:00 a.m. They stated that the accused, Nisha Devi, was the individual seen in the footage. Authorities also noted that she had been involved in similar vandalism incidents in the past and stated that she is mentally differently abled.
Zubair highlighted that a similar anti-Muslim protest by right-wing organisations occurred on September 20, 2024. “This Shivling vandalism incident was an excuse for these goons to continue their anti-Muslim protest,” he wrote on X.
A Shivling was vandalised in Nagrota, Himachal Pradesh on 27th Sep. Soon after the incident, According to reports, RW orgs were adamant on getting the shops rented by Muslims vacated in the market as Hindutva orgs and RW on social media assumed that vandalism was done by Muslims. pic.twitter.com/DAP7xgtKvs
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RG Kar crime anniversary: One held for 'assaulting' police constable during protest
Kolkata (PTI): Sleuths of the Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a person from here for allegedly being involved in assaulting the guard of an IPS officer during 'Nabanna Abhiyan', a march to the West Bengal secretariat, last week, an officer said.
The person, identified as Chandan Gupta, a resident of Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district, was arrested from Bow Bazar area in central Kolkata this morning, he said.
"The person has been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for attempting to kill constable Prasanta Poddar, who is a guard of DC SSD Bidisha Kalita Dasgupta. He is being questioned," the officer said.
Chaos and violent agitation dominated the streets of Kolkata and adjacent Howrah on August 9, a day that marked the completion of one year of the rape and murder of the doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
"The search for other accused is underway," he said.
Seven FIRs were filed against several individuals, including BJP MLAs Ashok Dinda, Agnimitra Paul and other leaders, for allegedly obstructing security personnel from performing their duties, assaulting them and causing damage to public properties during the march to the West Bengal secretariat on August 9.
Incidentally, the father of the deceased doctor of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital filed an FIR, accusing the police of torturing his wife during the protest.
