Hindu Temple Priest’s House Vandalised In Karachi: Report

Karachi: A high-level inquiry has been launched into the attack by a mob, on a  Hindu temple priest’s house in the Korangi area of Pakistan’s Karachi on Wednesday.

The mob vandalised the priest’s house and also broke idols of the Shri Mari Mata Mandir in Korangi that the priest had kept in his house due to construction work going on at the temple. No arrests have been made by Pakistan Police so far, News18 reported quoting Pakistan’s Express Tribune newspaper.

The incident caused panic and fear among the Hindu community living in Karachi, particularly in the Korangi area where police were deployed to avoid any untoward incident.

Sanjeev, a Hindu resident of the area, told the newspaper that six to eight individuals on motorcycles came into the area and attacked the temple. “We don’t know who has attacked and why,” he was quoted as saying, adding that the police were approached to lodge a case.

“Five to six unknown suspects entered the temple and escaped after vandalising it,” Korangi SHO Farooq Sanjrani confirmed. He added that the case was being registered against the unknown suspects who attacked the temple, the publication reported.