Jalaun, 22 March (HS): On

Sunday, police arrested a man from Bihar for allegedly desecrating statues at a

temple on the Jhansi-Kanpur Highway. The event occurred at 9:30 a.m. at a Shiva

temple near the Chaurasi bridge. According to Additional Superintendent of Police

Prem Kumar Verma, the man reportedly harmed the'shivling' and 'Nandi' statues

within the temple. As word spread about the incident, a huge crowd gathered at

the scene and apprehended the culprit. Locals alerted a police squad commanded

by CO Rajiv Sharma and Inspector Anand Kumar Singh, who arrived at the spot and

arrested him. The entire episode was captured by the temple's CCTV cameras.

A

complaint has been filed against Suraj Kumar in Nalanda, Bihar, under relevant

sections, and an investigation is proceeding to discover the motivation for the

crime, according to ASP Verma, who added that the suspect remains in police

custody. To ensure peace and harmony in the neighborhood, the police

administration put new Lord Shiva and Nandi statues at the shrine.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi