Lightning destroys temple near Karwar

June 20, 2012

Karwar, June 20: The thunderstorm and lightning that pounded all of Karwar taluk of Uttara Kannada district Tuesday morning have left a temple of a local deity completely destroyed.

The idol of the 'Baagila Palaka', the main deity of the temple, which according to its devotees, guards the borders of the village, also damaged as a result.

The temple located at Melina Mekheri village on the outskirt of Karwar was renovated in last April and a new building was built.

Local residents, who hesitated to come out of their houses at least for half an hour after experiencing powerful lighting and thunder on Tuesday morning, said that at around 8:30 am there was a terrible lightning strike.

As the temple was directly struck by the lightning entire building was collapsed before own eyes of villagers. The idols in the temple were seen debris.

Additional Deputy Commissioner K H Narasimhamurthy and Tahashildar Sayyad Mulla along with local police visited the spot.

The authorities have assured the villagers to reconstruct the destroyed temple at the earliest under Arcadian scheme.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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