Jihadi : Narasinghanand Endorses Removal of Sai Baba Idol, Temple Authorities Distance Themselves
One of the men seen calling Sai Baba Muslim while supervising the removal of his idol has said that the video was fake. However, the militant Hindutva leader has congratulated him.
Padam Panwar (in blue) and the Sai Baba idol in a screengrab from a video showing the removal of the idol.
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New Delhi: The Delhi Police is investigating the removal of a Sai Baba idol from a temple in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas after videos of men demolishing it and alleging that he was a “Muslim” were circulated online and led to devotees filing a complaint.
Labelled ‘jihadi’, Sai Baba’s idol demolished in Delhi
Labelled ‘jihadi’, Sai Baba’s idol demolished in Delhi
Last Updated: Mon, Apr 5th, 2021, 09:54:06hrs
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is investigating the removal of a Sai Baba idol from a temple in south Delhi s Hauz Khas after some devotees filed a complaint alleging it was demolished, officials said on Sunday.
Locals said the idol has been replaced with a Lord Ganesha s idol.
Police said while no formal case has been registered in the matter yet, the temple authorities will be called for an enquiry.
The complaining devotees approached the police after a purported video of the removal incident surfaced on social media.