NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, MAY 29
Pieces of raw meat, which was presumed to be pork, were found strewn near two temples here by miscreants on Friday, triggers tension in the area. Meanwhile, an accused named Hari was arrested by the City police, said Coimbatore City Police Commissioner Sumit Sharan in a twitter handle.
கோவை சலீவன்வீதி வேணுகோபால் சுவாமி& ராகவேந்திரசுவாமி சன்னதிக்குள்ளாக "பன்றி மாமிசத்தை " டூவீலரில் வந்த நபர்கள் வீசி சென்றதாக தகவல்.@cbedtpolice உடனடியாக நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கவேண்டும்.@SPVelumanicbe @CMOTamilNadu
— Vanathi Srinivasan ( Modi Ka Parivar) (@VanathiBJP) May 29, 2020
Residents and devotees noticed the meat in front of Venugopal Swamy and Sri Raghavendra temples situated on Sullivan street here and alerted the police, who rushed to the spot.
Considering the gravity of the situation, a large posse of police personnel were deployed in the area, even as leaders of various Hindu outfits reached the spot and demanded that the culprits be brought to book, police said.
In this issue FIR was registered and accused Hari has been arrested. On all matters police will take immediate action. Let’s all be Responsible on Social Media.
— கோவை மாநகரக் காவல் Coimbatore City Police (@policecbecity) May 29, 2020
Condemning the incident, Tamil Nadu BJP General Secretary, Vanathi Srinivasan sought immediate action against the culprits.
“It is reported that the persons came in a two-wheeler and threw “pork steak” inside the shrine of Venugopal Swamy and Raghavendra Swamy of Coimbatore.. cbedtpolice take immediate action,” she said in a tweet.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Balaji Saravanan arrived at the spot and conducted a preliminary inquiry.
Later in a tweet, the Coimbatore City Police Commissioner Sumit Sharan said that an accused Hari has been arrested in this regard and FIR has been registered. Police would take immediate action. He also appealed the Hindu Makkal Katchi not to precipitate the issue and let us be responsible on social media.
