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Cattle bones found on temple premises

Last Updated 09 February 2021, 16:53 IST

Even as the Karnataka Legislative Council passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020, an incident, likely to disturb peace, is reported at Rathnapuri village of Hunsur taluk, Mysuru district, on Monday night.

On Monday night, a couple of bones of a cattle was found in the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple at Rathnapuri, Hunsur taluk, Mysuru district. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravi Prasad said that he rushed to the temple on Monday night, as he learnt that some miscreants had desecrated its sanctum sanctorum. “As the incident may hurt the religious sentiments of the devotees and followers of a particular faith, a thorough probe is initiated,” he said.

Hanuma Jayanthi Committee president Prabhakar has lodged a complaint at Hunsur Rural Police Station, in this regard. Finger print experts visited the spot to collect evidence. Besides, two separate teams of three inspectors and three sub-inspectors are formed, to trace the miscreants.

Meanwhile, a peace meeting, of members of Hindu and Muslim communities, was held at Rathnapuri on Tuesday.

Prabhakar, also a Taluk Panchayat member, said, "Hindus and Muslims have been celebrating Anjaneyaswamy Jayanthyothsava and Jamaal Bibi Urs cordially, in the village, with each other’s cooperation since over a decade. The incident now is unfortunate. It is a black mark on the unity between the communities.”

The tahsildar has taken all precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident in the village. Police security is provided to the temple.

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(Published 09 February 2021, 16:46 IST)

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