Alleged inaction of Police after a report of desecration of a Shiva idol was lodged almost four days ago irked the villagers and later the aggrieved villagers along with the activists of Hindu Yuva Vahini resorted to road blockade on Monday. The incident occurred at Bhagaban Nagar in Kailashahar in Unakoti district today.
In protest against the ‘inability’ of Police in nabbing the culprits, activists of Hindu Yuva Vahini blocked the Kailashahar-Dharmanagar road at Bhagan Nagar under Kailashahar.
Speaking to the media, Pradesh secretary of the Hindu Yuva Vahini Shyamal Sarkar said, there is a Hara Gouri Shiva temple at Balichhara in Bhagaban Nagar. The priest of the temple on October 22 last found that the idol of Mahadev was desecrated. Immediately, the priest informed the local people who in turn contacted the Hindu Yuva Vahini. Also, the priest lodged a complaint with Kailashahar Police soon after noticing the vandalism.
Shyamal Sarkar claimed that the OC of Kailashahar PS, while the priest was filing the complaint, assured them that the culprits would be arrested within two days.
“Police promised to act within a couple of days – however, almost four days has elapsed since we lodged a complaint, but no one was arrested, so far”, Sarkar said and added, irked at the failure of Police in nabbing the culprit, Hindu Yuva Vahini along with the local people of Bhagaban Nagar blocked the Kailashahar-Dharmanagar road.
As expected, a road blockade on Monday threw the vehicular movement along the road out of gear and passengers had a harrowing time. Long snarls of vehicles were noticed on both sides of the road.
Meanwhile, Kailashahar Police along with a large posse of TSR jawans and DCM Manash Mura Sing rushed to the spot and held marathon talks with the agitators.
Later, it was decided that a new idol of Mahadev would be installed by the administration before Diwali in temple replacing the damaged one. Besides, the Police administration sought 15 days to take legal actions against the culprits.
Agreeing with the proposals of the administration, agitators withdrew the road blockade but warned about intensified agitation if Police fail to take action against the people involved in the idol desecration.