PAKISTAN, March 29, 2014 (Indian Express): A Hindu temple has been desecrated and set on fire by unidentified persons in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, two weeks ahead of an annual fair at the holy site. The caretaker of the temple of Hindu deity Hanuman, in Latifabad town told police that three men came on Friday to offer prayers. “But after offering prayers they first broke a statue of Hanuman and then sprayed kerosene oil and set it on fire,” said a police official.
Around 500-600 scheduled caste Hindu families inhabit the locality the temple is situated in. They staged protests at several places in the city. The initial investigations suggest the attack is not related to any communal strife. The local Deputy Superintendent of Police and Station House Officer have been suspended and an FIR has been lodged against three unidentified attackers, said DIG Sanaullah Abbassi.