Tension prevailed in Moradabad after some miscreants pelted stones at a temple on Sunday evening. After registering a case in thsi regard, the police deployed additional force to avert any communal flare-up. As per reports, the priest of Bihariji temple in Katra Bazar locality of Sadar Bazar police station area in Moradabad, objected to some youths standing on the temple campus on Sunday evening.
After being shooed away, the youths left the campus but after a few hours, they returned and suddenly started pelting stones creating panic amongt the temple goers. Sensing danger, the priest informed the Police Control Room after which the local police along with senior officers rushed to the spot.
But before they could act, the matter took a communal turn when some Hindu activists also reached the temple and staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits. On being assured that a case would be registered and the guilty would be arrest, the agiotators budged. As a precautionary measure, heavy police force was deployed to avert any untoward incident. The police claimed to have collected recordings of all Close Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) installed in the temple to identify the culprits. They also said that the incident probably took place just to disturb the atmosphere in the wake of imminent civic bodies polls, voting for which will take place in Moradabad on November 29. Investigations are on.