28-year-old man posts photos of kissing sculptures in temple; held

A 28yearold man was arrested on Sunday account of defiling a place of worship as well as outraging religious sentiments when he posted a few photos on social media site Facebook of him kissing hugging and touching sculptures at Brihadeeshwara Temple in Thanjavur which is also known as the Big TempleAccording to New Indian Express M Rathinavel of Kottapattu first lodged a complaint atthe Cantonment police station after which the accusedK Mujibur Rahman was arrested He is a native ofTirunelveli and works with a food delivery app located in TiruchySeveral Hindu activists belonging to different groups went on to circulate these photos and also demanded action against the accusedThe youth had captioned some of the photos ldquowear a shawl friendrdquo According to the cops Rahman was staying at one of his relativersquos house located in Sengulam Colony On June 5 he was on leave and went to Thanjavur on his bike with his friends While visiting the temple there he took these pictures and posted them on Facebook said a police officerRahman was booked under Indian Penal Code Section 295 injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class and Section 295 A deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs The accused will be produced before a magistrateTop stories of the dayMumbai receives cyclonic rain before monsoon hits around June 15Mumbai Esplanade holds key to heritage tag for whole precinctMumbai Crime Auto driver threatens to sever traffic cops head arrested in KharMumbai NEET toppers face in ads of 3 different classes raises hacklesMumbai Two die after auto crushed between dumper private bus on EEHMumbai Chaos alert as BMC shuts old bridges in Juhu and OshiwaraPoliticians to plant 9000 trees for the 3000 hacked over Metro 4 workDr Ram Puniyani To label me antiHindu is a carefully constructed prismMumbai doctors suicide Court proceedings in Dr Payal Tadvis case to be recorded on videoMumbai Crime IIT scholar who stalked woman for 5 years held in BiharBMC chief Praveen Pardeshi New zoo will help preserve Aarey betterSewri police arrest smart thieves discover plan to rob jewellery shopsMumbai Two kids and five dogs electrocuted in first showersNmami Agarwal Celebrity nutritionist who has trained Manushi ChhillarMumbai Rains City welcomes first heavy showers of monsoonMasaba Gupta looks gorgeous in allwhite ensembleWoman on flight opens emergency exit door mistaking it for toiletTanuja on the road to recovery Kajol shares a picture with motherMan stabbed to death by his friend over ludo gameWorld Cup 2019 Anushka Sharma cant stop praising husband Virat Kohlis onfield gestureYuvraj Singh receives a standing ovation from rumoured exgirlfriend Kim Sharma on his retirementYuvraj Singh Cricket taught me to fight fall dust myself and get upWorld Cup 2019 ICC needs to take a serious look at the LED bailsAn era ends with Girish Karnad last rites take place in BengaluruDino Morea and Shibani Dandekar spotted at an eatery in BandraCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates