Three from Chikhlikar Gang held for vandalizing Hindu temples in Mehsana

Mehsana: B Division police on Friday night arrested three individuals who vandalized the idols of Lord Hanuman and Sai Baba in a temple in the Nagalpura area of the city. All three accused are part of the Chikhlikar Sikh Gang. The accused were taken to the temple location today for the reconstruction of the crime.

The incident of vandalizing the idols of Lord Hanuman and Sai Baba in a temple near an old age home in Nagalpura occurred on Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, when devotees arrived, they found out that some unknown miscreants had desecrated the eye of Lord Hanuman’s idol and the lips of Sai Baba’s idol. As the matter escalated, the B Division police arrived at the scene and assured the devotees that they would catch the miscreants involved in the crime as soon as possible.

To identify and nab the accused, B Division Police Inspector Nilesh Ghetia formed four different teams, and CCTV footage from around 15 cameras in nearby areas such as Nagalpura Road, the area behind the river, and the GIDC area was reviewed. After identifying the suspicious individuals in the footage, the police caught them on Friday night around 10 PM. The accused claimed that they had come to the area to catch boars. DeshGujarat.