A day after the old Mari Mata Temple Soldier Bazaar had been razed to the ground in Karachi, a similar incident was reported from Sindh, a gang of dacoits attacked a Hindu worship site with “rocket launchers” in Sindh’s Kashmore during the early hours of Sunday.
The assailants attacked a place of worship and adjoining homes belonging to the community in the jurisdiction of Ghouspur police station, Pakistan English daily, Dawn reported. According to the report, the alleged dacoits fired indiscriminately, prompting a police unit led by Kashmore-Kandhkot SSP Irfan Sammo to reach the scene.
Citing police officials, Pakistani media reported that a group of "unidentified people" fired “rocket launchers” at the place of worship, which was closed during the attack. Further, the officer added that the religious site opens annually for congregation conducted by the Bagri community.
"The suspects fled from the scene after the attack. Police are conducting a search operation in the area," Sammo told Dawn.
The official underscored that there were 8-9 people with entered with heavy arms and added all fled near the riverine area.
Pakistan's atrocities on Hindus are not new
It is worth mentioning atrocities on Hindu and its religious sites are common to practise in the neighbouring nation. Earlier on Saturday, bulldozers razed a Hindu temple to the ground in Karachi. The temple was believed to be built nearly 150 years ago. Shockingly, the demolition drive was carried out in the presence of a heavy contingent of police force late on Friday night after the structure was declared old and dangerous.
However, the people alleged that they were not informed about the demolition of the temple. “They (authorities) did it very early in the morning and we were not informed this was going to happen,” said Ram Nath Mishra Maharaj, who looks after old Hindu temples in the area.
Oficial dubbed the structure "dangerous"
Mishra further informed that the bulldozers demolished the entire inside structure leaving the outer walls and the temple’s main gate intact. He also said that it is believed that the temple was built around 150 years ago and told stories that there was treasure buried beneath its courtyard.
In addition, a senior official said that the temple was demolished after being declared a dangerous structure by authorities. Countering the allegations, he said that the Madrasi Hindu community had agreed the structure was very old and dangerous. Moreover, he said that the management of the temple reluctantly but temporarily moved most of the deities to a small room until they could carry out some renovation work there.
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