No conspiracy in desecration of idols: DGP
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1,635 temple offenders, 2,979 communal suspects taken into custody in temple assault circumstances
Director-General of Police (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang has stated that no conspiracy has been traced in desecration of idols in the State to this point. Police have taken 1,635 temple offenders and a pair of,979 communal suspects into custody as half of investigation.
However, some folks conspired to create communal disharmony and set off violence by indulging in false propaganda on earlier and unintentional circumstances in temples, and motion could be taken in opposition to them, the DGP stated.
“Police have mapped 58,871 religious places in the State, and 43,824 CCTVs have been installed. Efforts are on to step up security by arranging surveillance cameras at the remaining shrines,” Mr. Sawang instructed a press convention on Wednesday. Stating that political involvement in vandalising of idols in temples was below investigation, the DGP stated that property offenders, treasure trove and a spotlight diversion gangs, unsound and insane individuals allegedly resorted to desecration of idols, thefts and assaults on temples.
In some circumstances, the idols had been broken by chance, some resulting from put on and tear, some with superstitions in villages, some by wild animals and over native domination and disputes, however they don’t seem to be politically motivated, Mr. Sawang stated.
“After the burning of the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple chariot at Antarvedi in East Godavari district on September 5, last year, 44 cases were registered of which 29 were solved,” the DGP stated.
The 16-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by ACB Additional Director G.V.G. Ashok Kumar would examine the pending 15 circumstances on assault on temples, the DGP stated.
Persons who need to share info to SIT on temple assaults or alert the police may move on the knowledge via WhatsApp quantity 9392903400, stated DIG (Technical) G. Pala Raju. “As investigation in Antarvedi case is pending with the CBI, the SIT will also probe the chariot burning case under the supervision of Additional DG (L&O) Ravi Shankar Ayyanar. As part of investigation, the SIT has already visited a few temples,” Mr. Sawang added.
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