Forced installation of Hanuman s idol in a Muslim s house triggered communal tension in Madhya Pradesh s Khandwa district but prompt police action prevented the violence from escalating.
The police informed that the accused, who is being identified as Taufeeq Ahmed, entered the premises of the temple while wearing a ‘tilak’ on the forehead and started vandalising the deity’s idol.
An idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen a decade ago from Tamil Nadu and smuggled abroad would be repatriated to India soon, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.