Bengaluru: Bangladeshi national arrested for defiling temple idol, mob assault case registered
Bengaluru: Police in Marathahalli have arrested a man of Bangladeshi origin accused of defiling an idol inside a temple while wearing footwear. The incident took place on October 28 at the Venugopalaswamy Temple in Devarabeesanahalli under the Marathahalli Police Station limits.
The accused, identified as Kabir Mandal (34), allegedly entered the temple sanctum wearing slippers and struck the idols with his footwear. Temple staff immediately restrained him and brought him outside. According to Whitefield Division DCP K. Parashuram, some villagers then tied the accused to a tree and assaulted him.
Following the incident, police arrived at the scene, took the accused into custody, and registered a case based on a complaint from the temple management. A separate case has also been filed against those who physically assaulted the accused.
Preliminary investigation suggests that Kabir Mandal had entered India illegally via West Bengal and had been living in Bengaluru for the past two years, working in odd jobs. DCP Parashuram clarified that there is no confirmed evidence that the accused shouted any religious slogans such as “Allahu Akbar” during the incident.
As a precautionary measure, KSRP personnel and local police have been deployed near the temple to maintain law and order.
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Two girls injured in separate wolf attacks in UP's Bahraich
Bahraich (UP) (PTI): Two minor girls were injured in separate incidents of wolf attacks in the Bahraich district, forest department officials said on Saturday.
In the first incident on Friday, Anushka Nishad (5), daughter of Baliram from Mallahanpurwa village, was sleeping alone inside her house when a wolf entered and tried to carry her away, they said.
Hearing her screams, family members and villagers rushed to the spot. The wolf left the child, hearing the commotion, and ran towards the fields. The girl sustained minor injuries from the animal's teeth, the officials said.
Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav described the attack as deliberate and cleverly planned, as it occurred precisely when Anushka's mother went out for a few moments.
On the same day, Nancy (4), daughter of Kamlesh Yadav, was playing outside her house in Baburi Tola village when a wolf suddenly attacked and dragged her away.
Villagers raised an alarm, and the wolf released the child and ran towards the sugarcane fields. The injured child was sent to the Kaiserganj Community Health Centre for treatment.
Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav told reporters that both attacks involved wolves, adding that the entire area is plagued by the animal's activity.
Since September 9, such attacks in the Bahraich district have claimed 10 lives, including eight children and an elderly couple, and injured dozens of people, the officials said.
District Magistrate Akshay Tripathi met the families of the victims on Friday and consoled them.
