Hindu idols vandalised in Faridpur

Miscreants vandalised five idols of Hindu gods and goddesses in Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur early today.

Dulal Bormom, a worshiper of Gan Jogdia Sarbojanin Kali Mandir, said that he found the damaged idols of Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, and gods-- Ganesh and Kartik -- in the temple near the upazila health complex this morning.

Miscreants broke into the Durga temple between 2:00 am and 4:00 am and damaged the idols, he suspected.

AFM Nasim, officer-in-charge of Nagarkanda Police Station, said a case has been filed against unidentified persons. “We are trying to arrest the criminals.”