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Idols damaged at Marwari Samshan Bhoomi in Shillong

Unknown miscreants damaged two idols at the Marwari Samshan Bhoomi (crematorium) area at Mawbah on Sunday night.

Sentinel Digital Desk

A CORRESPONDENT

SHILLONG: Unknown miscreants damaged two idols at the Marwari Samshan Bhoomi (crematorium) area at Mawbah on Sunday night. The crime scene unit of the Meghalaya Police visited the site and collected evidence on Monday. The chief priest of the cremation ground, Atmaram Giri, said that he noticed broken pieces of the idols Bhairava and Bhairavi (Kali) on Monday morning. The priest said that when he came around 5.30 am the main gate was already left open by someone. Later, he found the damaged idols and surmised that the incident had happened on Sunday night.

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