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Hindu Vedi sees plot behind temple attacks

Staff Reporter

ALAPPUZHA: Hindu Aikya Vedi general secretary Kummanam Rajasekharan has demanded that the State Government hand over the investigation into the recent attack on a Sree Narayana Guru Mandiram at Aravukad and the theft of the Sree Hanuman idol at Khandakarana Temple, Neerkunnam, in the district to a top official of the police.

At a press conference here on Tuesday, Mr. Rajasekharan said there were enough reasons to suspect a conspiracy behind the attack and only a top official could ensure a free and fair investigation. The attack on the Guru Mandiram was not an isolated incident but was the latest in a series of attacks on Hindu temples and Guru Mandirams being carried out with a view to destroying the morale of Hindus.

He alleged that 80 temples and 11 Guru Mandirams had been attacked across the State this year, but the police had failed to bring to book the culprits or prevent the recurring attacks. Regarding the cases registered in connection with the attacks on Guru Mandirams, the accused in only a single case had been arrested. The Government had a responsibility to make public the details of the investigations. The Government should make clear who has been entrusted with the investigations into the attacks on Hindu places of worship and what is the state of the investigations, he said.

He said there were intelligence reports on a conspiracy behind the attacks on Hindu places of worship and the Government had just ignored it. He said he was willing to cooperate with it if the Government constituted an inquiry into the attacks.

The Vedi is interacting with various Hindu organisations and will organise their meeting in the coming days to chalk out an agitation plan in this regard.

The Vedi, he said, will extend all support to the Aravukad Devaswom committee in its efforts to get the culprits behind the attack on the Guru Mandiram arrested.

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