Arson attack on family Temple in Turag
Sun Dec 8, 2024 12:58 AM
A family-owned temple was set on fire in the capital’s Turag area early yesterday, police said.
The incident happened in the Dhour area around 3:00am, when the neighbourhood was fast asleep, said Inspector Nuruzzaman of Turag Police Station, citing a complaint.
Babul Chandra Ghosh, who filed a case with Turag Police Station, wrote in the First Information Report that he was woken up by footsteps on the tin roof of Sree Sree Mohavagya Lakshmi Narayan Mandir which is next to his room.
Upon stepping outside, he saw the temple on fire and put out the flames with water. Afterwards, he found a shopping bag covered in oil and a 2-liter water bottle.
He wrote that it seemed the bottle had been used to carry petrol.
The decorations, roof, and idol were damaged, according to the case statement.
Babul said the criminals had fled the scene before he woke up.
Some Indian media outlets reported that the temple was affiliated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bangladesh. However, Hrishikesh Gouranga Das, spokesperson of the organisation, told The Daily Star that the temple was not directly affiliated.
“There is an ISKCON-affiliated temple near the family-owned one, and we use it jointly during major events,” he explained.
Sub-inspector Saiful Islam told The Daily Star that he visited the site yesterday and spoke with locals.
“We are trying to collect CCTV footage,” he said.
