Pakistan: A Hindu temple was attacked with a rocket launcher on Sunday morning in Kashmore, Sindh in Pakistan. The assailants also fired indiscriminately at the temple and the houses of the Hindu community in the vicinity. The police reached the spot after hearing the sound of the bullet. Till then the attackers fled.
This is the second incident of vandalism in a Hindu temple in Pakistan in 48 hours. Earlier on Friday night, a 150-year-old Hindu temple was demolished in Karachi. Local people said that a bulldozer was fired at the Mari Mata temple in the night. At that time there was no electricity in the area.
Police officials said that the temple was closed during Sunday’s attack, so there was not much damage. The attackers also attacked the houses of the people of the Hindu community living near the temple.
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According to the initial investigation, the attackers were 8 to 9 people. The police are running a search operation to trace them. As Dawn reports, the temple opens every year for religious services organized by the Bagdi community.
People of Karachi said- On Friday night some people brought bulldozers and destroyed the entire temple from inside except the outer walls and main gate of Mari Mata Temple. According to the report of the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, when the temple was being demolished, the police were deployed to provide security to those who broke the temple.