A police case has been filed against three persons in connection with the appearance of ice in the shape of a 'linga' in the renowned Trimbakeshwar Temple in Maharashtra's Nashik in June last year, which a probe committee has now proclaimed as a hoax.

Videos of the 'linga' shaped ice, which first appeared on June 30, 2022, soon went viral on social media, though experts as well as anti-superstition activists questioned the timing, as it was summer, and lack of conducive climatic conditions for such ice formation.