Greater Noida, Aug 10: A crimil case has been registered against some Hindu holy men after they allegedly vandalized a Rawa idol in a temple here.
Police quoted Ashokand Maharaj, head of Mahatma Rava Trust and Shiv Mohan Temple trust, as saying that the Rava idol was to be installed in the temple on Thursday.
But on Tuesday, Mahant rayan Giri, Mahant Krish Giri, Satish gar, Harish Chandra gar and Surendra th, president of Gau Raksha Dal, barged into the temple and vandalized the idol and ransacked the temple.
“No arrest has been made yet,” police officer Ashwani Kumar said.
On Monday, Mahant rayan Giri, head priest of Dudheswar th temple, warned that the Rava idol would not be allowed to be installed at the Bisrakh temple or anywhere in Uttar Pradesh. He called Rava a symbol of evil.
In addition to Rava’s idol, the temple was also to have idols of Lord Rama, Lord Laxman, Goddess Sita, Lord Ganesh and Shani Maharaj. Rava was said to have taken birth in Bisrakh village where he is still worshipped for his devotion to God Shiva. (IANS)