Pakistani police arrested 4 males on Thursday for allegedly stealing idols, maces, and prayer paraphernalia from a Hindu temple in Karachi.
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Pakistani police on Thursday arrested 4 males for allegedly stealing valuables, together with eight idols and lord Hanuman’s maces from a Hindu Temple in Karachi, based on a media report.
The incident had occurred final month when the suspects stole the property from the Temple located in Karachi’s Lyari space and afterward bought them off to junk sellers, the Dawn reported.
“The suspects were local criminals and stole valuables such as idols, maces and paraphernalia from the temple last month and later sold them off to junk dealers,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Asif Ahmed Bhugio was quoted as saying to the Dawn.
He mentioned that just about eight idols, Hanuman’s maces and articles for pooja had been stolen.
The police had additionally apprehended two consumers of the stolen property, particularly Saifudin and Zakaria Anwar, and recovered the objects from their custody.
Temples and different spiritual establishments of minority communities have come underneath assault on numerous events.
Last yr in August, a gaggle of Muslim mob attacked a Hindu temple in Punjab province of Pakistan, burning down components of it and damaging idols.
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