RAWALPINDI – A group of unidentified men attempted to vandalise a Hindutemple on Sunday night at the Purana Qila area of Rawalpindi.
According to the official complaint, 10 to 15 people stormed the temple at7.30 pm on Sunday and damaged the main entrance along with side doors andthe staircase.
According to the police, the encroachment mafia had earlier illegallyoccupied the surroundings by making shops on the temple land.
An assistant security officer of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, SyedRaza Abbas Zaidi approached the local police and mentioned that a mob triedto set the temple on fire. A case has been lodged under sections 147, 149,and 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code for rioting and defiling worship place.
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The complainant further requested the law enforcers to provide securityoutside the temple although no arrests have been made yet. The police addedthat they are conducting raids to arrest the culprits.
Last year in December, a historic temple was set ablaze in KhyberPakhtunkhwa’s Karak. The attackers surrounded and vandalised the temple
