1,635 temple offenders, 2,979 communal suspects taken into custody in temple attack cases
Director-General of Police (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang has said that no conspiracy has been traced in desecration of idols in the State so far. Police have taken 1,635 temple offenders and 2,979 communal suspects into custody as part of investigation.
However, some people conspired to create communal disharmony and trigger violence by indulging in false propaganda on previous and accidental cases in temples, and action would be taken against them, the DGP said.
“Police have mapped 58,871 religious places in the State, and 43,824 CCTVs have been installed. Efforts are on to step up security by arranging surveillance cameras at the remaining shrines,” Mr. Sawang told a press conference on Wednesday. Stating that political involvement in vandalising of idols in temples was under investigation, the DGP said that property offenders, treasure trove and attention diversion gangs, unsound and insane persons allegedly resorted to desecration of idols, thefts and attacks on temples.