Madurai: A case has been registered towards unidentified folks that vandalised historical Jain caves in Thiruparankundram, tamil Nadu, via portray them inexperienced.
The caves, which might be under the safety of the Archaeological survey of India, are part of the hill, that's taken into consideration to be the primary of the six abodes of the tamil god Murugan.
The incident came to mild whilst Rajan, a brief maintenance employee, discovered the harm while carrying out his responsibilities. consistent with sources, Rajan went to carry out maintenance in the cave temples a few days ago when he found that unidentified anti-social elements had damaged the caves, that are below the manage of the Archaeological department, by portray them green.
Thiruparankundram Jain Caves Vandalism Case
Thirumayam Archaeological department Assistant Officer shankar turned into informed about the incident and performed an investigation. He in the end filed a complaint with the Thiruparankundram police station, urging them to do so towards the ones answerable for the vandalism. In his grievance, shankar insisted that motion be taken towards people who acted with the intention of occupying the Jain cave temples.
The police have registered a case below the general public assets and Archaeological safety Acts and are investigating the incident.
The incident has sparked controversy in the region, with Muslim establishments attempting to occupy the hill and Hindu enterprises resisting. The region is domestic to various archaeological monuments, which include the kashi vishwanath temple and a dargah. Tensions within the area had been escalating, with preceding incidents regarding Islamic companies attempting to slaughter animals at the dargah notwithstanding government prohibitions.
closing month, police stopped Muslims from Virudhunagar from slaughtering a goat on the dargah. a few Islamic companies protested, claiming they have been being denied permission to worship. but, the government clarified that there was no prohibition on worship, best on animal sacrifice.
in spite of this, on 18 January, a few members of Islamic organisations attempted to climb the mountain, claiming that they intended to slaughter a goat and a bird to host a Samabandhi feast. The police stopped them, which resulted in a scuffle and a controversy.
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