Sindh: Nagarparkar temple vandalised; FIR filed a month late in Hindu sisters' forced-conversion case
Mūrtis at the Mata Jog Maya temple in Rathi village, Nagarparkar, were smashed on the night of 5 October; police arrested one suspect and are checking whether others were involved.
- The Tribune (PTI)
Mūrtis at the Mata Jog Maya temple in Rathi village, Nagarparkar, were smashed on the night of 5 October; police arrested one suspect and are checking whether others were involved. In a separate case, police in Tando Allahyar registered an FIR on 6 October against two accused after two Hindu sisters were abducted on 29 August and allegedly converted and married.
The FIR came only after the community submitted documents, and a sessions judge has sent the girls to a safe home.
Key data
More than 5 weeks between abduction and FIR.
Why it matters
The cases fit a recurring pattern in Sindh of temple desecration and alleged forced conversion of Hindu girls, and activists are demanding the sisters' ages be verified.
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