KOLKATA: A 28-year-old guy was jailed on Thursday on charges of desecrating an idol of Goddess Kali in the remote Kakdwip location of South 24 Parganas district, which led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to introduce a stinging attack on the Mamata Banerjee federal government.
Authorities stated the suspect was intoxicated when he harmed the idol.
“Based on intelligence inputs, an individual recognized as Narayan Halder,28, kid of Bhupati Halder, was nabbed and apprehended. Throughout interrogation, he admitted to his participation and revealed regret for his actions. It was figured out that he remained in an inebriated state throughout the occurrence that resulted in the desecration of the idol,” the cops stated in a declaration.
Authorities stated the occurrence happened on Tuesday night at a temple in Uttar Chandranagar town, when Kali puja was being held throughout the state.
The occurrence activated discontent in the location on Wednesday when numerous individuals led by regional Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders obstructed National Highway-12 with the harmed idol. The authorities needed to bring it away in a paddy wagon before distributing the crowd.
In a post on X on Wednesday, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari declared that the act was performed by “jihadi components” and implicated the state federal government of trying to “hush up” the event. “Don’t error the scene in the video listed below for Bangladesh; this is the present state of West Bengal. I have actually consistently stated that a conspiracy is underway to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh … If Hindus do not awaken now, excellent threat waits for in the coming days,” Adhikari stated in the post in Bengali.
Thursday’s cops declaration stated the examination into the case was on.
“Further efforts are underway to recognize and nab others included. Prima facie, the event seems a localised disruption, with particular rascals trying to spread out false information,” the declaration stated.
“A group of outsiders got in the location and the crowd swelled as people from neighbouring towns took part. The mob then brought the idol to the National Highway, causing a total roadway blockade,” the cops declaration stated, including that a different case has actually been signed up for the roadway blockade.