<p>The town police on Wednesday detained a man from Bengaluru on the charge of vandalising a stone pillar behind Vijaya Vittala temple in Hampi.</p>.<p>Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hampi, Simi Mariam George, said that Nagaraj of Bengaluru, during his tour of the Hampi monuments damaged a stone pillar by pushing it. "We detained Nagaraj on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Archaeological Survey of India. It has come to light that Nagaraj committed the act without knowing the importance of historial monuments," the DySP said.</p>.<p>Hampi police have registered a case. Police officials and authorities of Archaeological Department visited the spot.</p>
<p>The town police on Wednesday detained a man from Bengaluru on the charge of vandalising a stone pillar behind Vijaya Vittala temple in Hampi.</p>.<p>Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hampi, Simi Mariam George, said that Nagaraj of Bengaluru, during his tour of the Hampi monuments damaged a stone pillar by pushing it. "We detained Nagaraj on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Archaeological Survey of India. It has come to light that Nagaraj committed the act without knowing the importance of historial monuments," the DySP said.</p>.<p>Hampi police have registered a case. Police officials and authorities of Archaeological Department visited the spot.</p>
