Bantwal: The Vittla police arrested two persons in connection with a case of vandalizing Mother Velankani Temple and hoisting a saffron flag at Kuntrakala in Kolnadu. Now the number of detainees has gone up to four.

The arrested are local residents Vasant Naik (37), and Yogesh Nayak (32).

“The accused have been detained from Saletturu. They have been sent to the judicial custody for further action,” the police informed.

Background of the incident

A group of miscreants has allegedly vandalized a temple of Mother Velankani at Kolalu village in Vittla-Kolnadu in the limits of Vittla police station on the night of September27. They then installed a Saffron flag on the spot. The Vittla police had registered a case regarding the incident.

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Sitapur (PTI): A man allegedly shot his mother, wife and three children dead before killing himself at Plahapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, police said on Saturday.

Anurag Singh, 45, was mentally unstable and this could have led to the incident, Sitapur Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra

"We are collecting evidence from the spot and the bodies have been sent for postmortem," he said.

Singh allegedly shot his mother Savitri Singh, 62, wife Priyanka, 40, daughters Aasvi, 12, and Aarna, 8, and son Advik 4. He later shot himself dead, the official said.

Police units have been deployed to ensure law and order in the village.