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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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
