A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly unlawfully entering the Katta Maisamma temple premises in Safilguda in Hyderabad and committing indecent acts in front of the idol, the police said on Sunday.
The BJP, pro-Hindu organisations and devotees held a protest condemning the incident, accusing the man of "urinating" within the temple premises on Saturday night.
A video circulated on social media purportedly showed some persons beating up a man following the incident in front of the temple after questioning him over the act.
A case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of BNS at Neredmet police station for entering into a place of worship at Katta Maisamma temple unlawfully and insulting religious beliefs.
The accused, Altaf, from Bidar district of neighbouring Karnataka was arrested and produced before a city court on January 11.
He has been sent to judicial remand by the magistrate, a release from Malkajgiri police commissionerate said. -- PTI
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