Violence in J’khand over ‘desecration’ of temple
RANCHI/GIRIDH : The Jharkhand Police which detained six men in Giridih on Tuesday – one for allegedly desecrating a temple and five for rioting in retaliation -claimed quick action prevented the incident from snowballing into a possible conflagration.
Tension had been simmering in Keswari village in Giridih district, about 180 km from Ranchi after miscreants vandalized a Durga idol in a temple late Monday night. The desecration was the second such incident in less than a week in Jharkhand.
Irate villagers set several-poultry shops ablaze in retaliation as the news spread.
On Tuesday, police detained 45-year-old Sikandar Ansari for allegedly vandalizing the temple. Biltu Thakur, Birju Rana, Vikash Rana, Gopi Paswan and Ajay Yadav were detained for rioting, SD PO Deepak Sharma told Hindustan Times.
Sharma said the situation was now under control and over 250 police men have been deployed in the affected area to prevent any likely clashes.
“We have had a meeting with the senior members of both the communities and requested them to maintain peace,” he said.
Earlier on July 14, a Shiva temple was vandalized by a Muslim man in Haza rib ag. Its parked communal clashes at four different locations in the district.