Claim: Muslims broke the idol of Lord Ganesha in Siddharth Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh.
Fact-check: The Temple priest vandalized Lord Ganesha's idol and falsely accused Muslim men in this incident in Uttar Pradesh - FACTLY
Verdict: according to news reports and police, the idol of lord ganesha was broken by the temple priest, kricharam, not by the muslim men. on 16 july 2024, kricharam, a priest from a temple in taulihawa village, filed a complaint at the kathela samay mata police station in siddharth nagar district, uttar pradesh, accusing two muslim men, mannan and sonu, of vandalizing the temple and breaking the idol of lord ganesha. a case was registered, and during the investigation, the police discovered that it was kricharam who had broken the idol, not the two muslim men. kricharam admitted that he acted out of enmity towards the families of sonu and mannan. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-07-19T08:08:47