12 police officials dismissed for negligence in protecting Hindu temple from vandalisation in Pak
PESHAWAR : The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial Government in Pakistan has dismissed 12 police officials following an enquiry report that found them guilty of “negligence” in protecting a Hindu temple in the province, which was torched by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party.
The Government also forfeited one-year service of 33 police officials in connection with the incident.
The temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district was attacked on December 30 by the mob after members of the Hindu community received permission from local authorities to renovate its decades-old building. The mob demolished the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.