<p>An idol was found damaged inside a temple in a village in Noida on Monday morning, prompting the police to launch an investigation into the matter, officials said.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Harish Chander said the local Sector 63 police station was alerted about vandalisation inside a temple in Behlolpur village.</p>.<p>“A police team along with forensic experts and a dog squad reached the site to look into the matter immediately. One idol was found in a damaged condition,” he said.</p>.<p>“Some blood samples were also found there which prima facie look like human blood. Apparently, someone who broke a glass cover within which the idol was set got hurt and his blood dropped,” DCP Chander said.</p>.<p>The officer said the police are investigating all angles in the case and refuted the rumour that a piece of meat was also strewn inside the temple compound.</p>.<p>He said the police have also contacted the temple priest, who had gone to his home in the night and returned only in the morning when he witnessed the vandalisation.</p>.<p>“Another rumour that the temple priest was held hostage at the time of the incident is incorrect,” DCP Chander said.</p>.<p>He said the law and order situation in the village was under control.</p>.<p>An FIR was being registered in the case and further investigation was underway, he added.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>An idol was found damaged inside a temple in a village in Noida on Monday morning, prompting the police to launch an investigation into the matter, officials said.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Harish Chander said the local Sector 63 police station was alerted about vandalisation inside a temple in Behlolpur village.</p>.<p>“A police team along with forensic experts and a dog squad reached the site to look into the matter immediately. One idol was found in a damaged condition,” he said.</p>.<p>“Some blood samples were also found there which prima facie look like human blood. Apparently, someone who broke a glass cover within which the idol was set got hurt and his blood dropped,” DCP Chander said.</p>.<p>The officer said the police are investigating all angles in the case and refuted the rumour that a piece of meat was also strewn inside the temple compound.</p>.<p>He said the police have also contacted the temple priest, who had gone to his home in the night and returned only in the morning when he witnessed the vandalisation.</p>.<p>“Another rumour that the temple priest was held hostage at the time of the incident is incorrect,” DCP Chander said.</p>.<p>He said the law and order situation in the village was under control.</p>.<p>An FIR was being registered in the case and further investigation was underway, he added.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>