Idols desecrated at two temples in Sirajganj

Vandals desecrated three idols of Hindu goddesses at two temples in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj overnight on Monday. The unidentified miscreants decapitated the idol at Baroari Kali Temple and vandalised a Kali idol and a Sarashwati idol at the Kalipada Sarker family temple in Khidra Joknala village of Bhangabari union of the upazila. A team of police have already visited the area. "The miscreants broke into the temples sometime in the night and vandalised the idols," Belkuchi police station Officer-in-Charge Sazzad Hossain said. Upazila Puja Udjapon Committee's General Secretary Baidyanath Ray condemned the incident and demanded the speedy arrest of the culprits. A case is yet to be filed regarding the matter.