Bihar: A man was arrested on Sunday after he urinated inside the Maa Durga temple located at Kalyani Chowk in Bihar's Muzaffarpur city, police said on Sunday.
The accused has been identified as Moinuddin, a resident of Diwan road of the city.
According to reports, the accused went inside the temple premises wearing sleepers and headed towards the idol of Maa Durga.
An alarm was raised by the temple priest after he spotted him inside the temple with slippers. However, by that time, he went to another side of the temple and urinated there on Saturday evening.
Agitated over the incident, the devotees present inside the temple assaulted the accused.
As soon as the matter was brought to the knowledge of the police, the SHO of the town along with other policemen reached the spot and arrested the accused.
"We have arrested the accused under relevant sections of IPC. He is facing the charge of hurting the sentiments of a large community. The accused is injured and we have admitted him to Sadar Hospital for treatment," said an official spokesperson of Muzaffarpur police.
"We have deployed additional police forces around temple premises and also asked the reserve battalions to be on standby. Intelligence officers are asked to stay alert at their respective zones and inform us at the earliest to take preventive measures," he said.
Meanwhile, the accused's parents reached the police station and claimed that he is mentally-challenged. They were also carrying some documents to substantiate their claim.
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