Hindu temple vandalized by Muslim miscreants [ Uttar Pradesh, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

7 Muslim men, vandalized a Hindu temple in the Kanchanpur village of the Shergadh area in the Bareilly district on 11th August 2022. The Muslim men chopped large branches of the holy Pipal tree near a temple located at the Brahmadev Sthal, to widen the path for Taziya procession during Muharram. During the process of cutting the branches, they vandalised the idol in the temple, threw away the donation box and damaged the temple by using a bulldozer.

Late at night, the local Muslims of Shergadh deployed a JCB machine to cut the larger branches of the holy Pipal tree at the Brahmadev Sthal of the temple. After that, they also damaged the temple, vandalized the idol, and threw away the donation box.

According to a media report, the Muslim miscreants were chopping the trees which could have allegedly caused an obstruction to the processions of Muharram. The names of the Muslim men are Bundan, Shakkhan Khan, Moin Khan, Sakir Ali, Iqrar Ahmed, Chhote, Raees Khan and other co-religionists.

According to the villagers of Kanchanpur, the Muharram processions from several adjacent villages had already passed by peacefully. But at around 12, at midnight, some miscreants deployed a JCB machine to cut some larger branches of the Holy Pipal tree. Acording to the villagers it was nothing but the execution of a pre-planned conspiracy, because some of the people participating in the Muharram procession had said that they will make a way for themselves so that next time the processions will pass without any hurdles.