Hundred-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi attacked by unidentified people
The Hindu
The incident occurred at Purana Qila area when 10 to 15 people stormed the temple at 7.30 p.m. and damaged the main door and another door at the upper storey as well as the staircase, according to a complaint made to police.
An over 100-year-old Hindu temple undergoing renovation in Pakistan’s garrison city of Rawalpindi has been attacked by a group of unidentified people, according to a complaint registered by the police. The incident occurred at Purana Qila area of the city on Saturday when 10 to 15 people stormed the temple at about 7.30 p.m. and damaged the main door and another door at the upper storey as well as the staircase, according to a complaint made to police. Dawn newspaper reported that the security officer of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), Northern Zone, Syed Raza Abbas Zaidi, lodged an FIR at Banni police station of Rawalpindi, saying that the construction and renovation work on the temple had been going on for the last one month.More Related News
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