Uttar Pradesh : Hindu temple in Alampur attacked, Shivling found desecrated

A Shiva temple in the Alampur village of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh was attacked on the evening of June 5. The Shivling of the temple was found uprooted and desecrated outside the temple leading to a tense situation in the village.

Last night (5-6 Jun), a Temple was attacked and desecrated in Mu*lim majority village of Alampur, Saharanpur, UP. Even sacred Shivling was uprooted. Hindus of village r scared as their future is uncertain. @myogiadityanath @CMOfficeUP
Village falls under Mirjapur police station.

— Upword (@upword_) June 6, 2021

After the images and posts of the desecrated temple went viral on social media, the OpIndia team contacted the locals and the police of the village to know more about the incident.

As per a local, the temple which is around 40-50 years old came under attack on Saturday. The lock of the temple was found broken with the Shivling uprooted from its original place. The local also informed that the situation was tensed after the villagers found the idol vandalized. However, with the arrival of the police, the situation was brought under control.

SO Amardeep Lal of Mirzapur police station who was at the site of the incident when contacted confirmed to OpIndia that the Hindu temple was found attacked. With the priest, village head and locals present at the location, SO Lal assured that efforts are already being made to resurrect the idol.

Source : OpIndia