Temple set on fire in Faridpur

The temple committee’s General Secretary Gopal Das told bdnews24.com that locals saw the temple going up in flames around 12:30am and tried to control the fire. He said the idol of Goddess Kali and the altar were destroyed.

“Nobody saw who had started the fire. We are suffering from serious insecurity,” Das said.

Saltha Upazila Parishad Chairman Delowar Hossain condemned the incident.

Officer-in-Charge of Saltha Police Station Mohammad Afsar Uddin said police rushed to the spot immediately. He said investigations had started and efforts were on to find out the culprits.