Bantwal: 2 arrested for razing Christian structure, installing Hindu deity; cop suspended

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September 30, 2018

Bantwal, Sept 30: The police have managed to arrest two of a group of miscreants who had razed a grotto of Mother Velankani to the ground at Kuntrakala in Kolnadu village under the limits of Vittla police station in Bantwal taluk.

The police gave the names of the arrested as Jayaram Naik, 45, a Home Guard, and Monappa Naik, 38. The two were among the group of miscreants from the local bhajana mandal which indulged in the act.

The grotto had been installed at Kuntrakala by a church in 1970. Recently, the parish council of the church sought permission of the village panchayat to renovate the grotto.

A section of villagers belonging to Hindu community had opposed renovation. On Thursday, around 20 villagers, including Jayaram and Monappa, went with earth movers, and razed the grotto to the ground. The group then installed an idol of Koragajja Daiva, a Hindu deity at the spot, which is a government land.

Idol removed, cop suspended

Following the arrest of the two, the police removed the idol of the Daiva and handed over the land to the local tahsildar.

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda suspended a police constable, Ashok for failing to discharge his beat duty properly in the village. “In the preliminary inquiry it’s found that Mr. Ashok was not active in discharging his duty as the beat constable,” Mr. Gowda said.

Comments

True Hindu
 - 
Sunday, 30 Sep 2018

We wont do such things. This is done by some mad people. We work for BJP in a proper way. 

Mission Indian
 - 
Sunday, 30 Sep 2018

Should raze other religious structures and build others. That is the only way to regain prestigious title, HIndu Rashtra

Unknown
 - 
Sunday, 30 Sep 2018

Holy crap. Why these people making unwanted issues. 

Ram
 - 
Sunday, 30 Sep 2018

We believe in idol worship and this is our country. Our leader ruling this country. We will do what ever we want

Mohan
 - 
Sunday, 30 Sep 2018

NOn sense. Dont have nay business and creating unwantede issues. Should punish those goons

Naresh
 - 
Sunday, 30 Sep 2018

What wrong in that. Hindu isol should be there. This is Hindu rashtra

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