Idol vandalized at century-old Kali temple in Manikganj

District Correspondent

An idol was vandalized at a century-old Kali temple in Shivaloy Upazila of Manikganj.

Shibaloy Police Station OC Md. Kamal Hossain confirmed that the incident took place in Biswaspara, Bhabanipur village, Mahadevpur union of the upazila, late on Friday night, September 28.

Kali Temple Committee President Ranjan Biswas said, “Our temple is centenary. Kali worship has been taking place here for 100 years. In the morning, locals went to the temple premises and saw signs of vandalism and informed me. The hands and head of the Kali idol were broken.”

He added, “Such an incident has never happened in the village before. We Hindus and Muslims live together, there is no conflict. Durga Puja will begin tomorrow. We believe that there are plans to create unrest in the area.”

After the incident, the Superintendent of Police, Puja Udjawan Parishad, upazila and district administration representatives visited the scene. Shibaloy Police Station OC Md. Kamal Hossain said, “The incident is being investigated. A general diary (GD) has been filed.”

Manikganj Deputy Commissioner Monowar Hossain Molla said that senior administration officials, including the district police superintendent, visited the scene.