Chandrapur: Unidentified miscreants removed an idol of Buddha from Buddha Giri hillock near the town on Tuesday night. Mul police have registered a case and started investigations.

According to police, a group of monks had offered prayers on Tuesday morning and left for Chandrapur . When they accompanied by devotees reached the spot at around 10.30pm, they were shocked to see the idol missing. The visitors also noticed that miscreants had set on fire a bed in a monk’s hut on the hillock.

As the news spread on Wednesday morning, a large number of Buddhist community members gathered on the spot and demanded action against the perpetrators.

A delegation of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi also submitted a memorandum to guardian minister Sudhir Mungantiwar demanding action against the culprits. Mungantiwar directed the police to investigate and submit a report to him.

Mul police have registered offence against unidentified miscreants under sections 379, 435 and 427 of IPC. Officials of local crime branch also visited the spot and started investigations.

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