Hyderabad: Durga idol damaged at Nampally Pandal, police investigating

Police suspect that unidentified individuals have tampered with a donation box at the pandal, leading to damage of the goddess Durga idol.

Hyderabad: An idol installed at a Durga puja pandal as part of Navratri festivities at the Exhibition Ground in Nampally was found damaged, with the police investigating if it was an intentional act of miscreants.

Police suspect that unidentified individuals have tampered with a donation box at the pandal, leading to damage of the goddess Durga idol.

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The pandal organisers filed a complaint with the Begum Bazaar police, who visited the spot.

Unidentified persons are suspected to have moved the donation box aside at the puja pandal, causing the idol’s hand to fall off.

The CCTV footage is being examined.