Five individuals have been booked after a Ravidas temple was allegedly set on fireplace in a village in Chitbadgaon space right here, police mentioned on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Mirchi Khurd village on Monday evening when an individual in an inebriated state set the temple on fireplace, Deputy SP, Ashok Mishra mentioned.
On complaints of the villagers, an FIR has been registered towards Rajesh Tiwari, Aditya, Ravindra, Janki and Munna Tiwari underneath sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police mentioned. The statue of Sant Ravidas contained in the temple was broken within the fireplace, he mentioned, including {that a} detailed probe is on into the matter.
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Prashant Nayak mentioned that the statue and a hut had been set afire within the evening. A video additionally surfaced on social media by which policemen are seen attempting to douse the blaze within the hut. A brand new statue of Sant Ravidas is being put in and a police staff has been deployed within the village.
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