Security beefed up at major religious places in 3 districts: DIG
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Post the 400-year-old idol of Sri Rama was vandalised by miscreants at Ramatheertham temple in Vizianagaram district, safety has been beefed up at all of the major religious places in the three coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam.
Speaking to The Hindu, DIG (Visakhapatnam vary) L.K.V. Ranga Rao mentioned that every one major places of worship in the three districts have been recognized and satisfactory safety has been positioned, together with setting up of CCTVs and entry management.
Giving particulars he mentioned, “In the three districts there are 3,591 temples, 1,381 churches and 177 mosques. Of them, 391 have been identified as important, which includes 25 in Visakhapatnam, 263 in Vizianagaram and 103 in Srikakulam.”
Of the whole, entry management and safety has been offered to 79, which incorporates 9 in Visakhapatnam, one in Vizianagaram and 69 in Srikakulam.
A complete of 1,717 of the religious places have now come below CCTV cowl, which incorporates 644 in Visakhapatnam, 878 in Vizianagaram and 195 in Srikakulam districts. “This apart, we have form temple committees in 551 temples in Visakhapatnam, 1,380 in Vizianagaram and 488 in Srikakulam districts,” he added.
Mr. Ranga Rao additionally mentioned that 508 religious places in Visakhapatnam, 1,704 in Vizianagaram and 594 in Srikakulam, will now come below surveillance and patrolling.
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Regarding the Ramatheertham difficulty, the DIG mentioned that every one angles are being probed and the investigation will likely be accomplished shortly. He additionally mentioned that CID has additionally been roped into examine the case.
On the regulation and order difficulty that resulted from visits of TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress Party MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy, to Ramatheertham on Saturday, he mentioned that clear directions got to stagger the timings of their visits, however one way or the other they weren’t adhered to.
On the Komalamma temple, a major place of worship for the tribal folks at Paderu in Visakhapatnam district, he mentioned that the idol was not vandalised by any individual, however it broke after it was hit by a automobile, for the reason that idol is positioned abutting the ghat street.
The DIG appealed to the folks to take care of peace and never indulge in any politics with faith.
