Incident Reports

Temple vandalized by unidentified group in Dang

2020-11-05

Lumbini, Dang, Tulsipur

The Trishiddheshwari temple in Tulsipur was vandalized on November 5. The unidentified group broke the lock on the main gate and entered the temple. Likewise, three donation boxes were vandalized inside the temple and the money offered by the visitors was stolen. The donation money of another donation box near the idol of Saturn was also stolen. 

It is suspected that the vandalism of the temple may have been aimed at disrupting religious harmony and increasing chaos. Police said that they are investigating the incident. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Robbery
Weapons None
Primary Cause Robbery/burglary/violent theft
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Hindu
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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