02-27-2006, 09:59 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Tension in Hyderabad after damage to temple </b>Â Â Â
By Indo Asian News Service, Saturday February 25, 06
http://in.news.yahoo.com/060225/43/62ozb.html
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Tension prevailed in the sensitive Karwan area of the city <b>Saturday after miscreants vandalised a portion of a temple</b>, according to police sources.
Local people became agitated when they found statues of two tigers damaged in front of the Maisamma temple in the city. Police suspect that the <b>incident occurred Friday night</b>.
Policemen were deployed in large numbers in Karwan, Talagadda and adjoining localities after a mob protesting against the damage to the temple attacked three shops. Some passing vehicles were also damaged.
Police resorted to mild caning to disperse the protesters. Four people were taken into custody.
Activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bajrang Dal staged protests demanding the arrest of the vandals.
Police have sealed roads leading to Karwan to prevent outsiders from entering the area. They have also intensified patrolling in sensitive localities. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
By Indo Asian News Service, Saturday February 25, 06
http://in.news.yahoo.com/060225/43/62ozb.html
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Tension prevailed in the sensitive Karwan area of the city <b>Saturday after miscreants vandalised a portion of a temple</b>, according to police sources.
Local people became agitated when they found statues of two tigers damaged in front of the Maisamma temple in the city. Police suspect that the <b>incident occurred Friday night</b>.
Policemen were deployed in large numbers in Karwan, Talagadda and adjoining localities after a mob protesting against the damage to the temple attacked three shops. Some passing vehicles were also damaged.
Police resorted to mild caning to disperse the protesters. Four people were taken into custody.
Activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bajrang Dal staged protests demanding the arrest of the vandals.
Police have sealed roads leading to Karwan to prevent outsiders from entering the area. They have also intensified patrolling in sensitive localities. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->