IPS officer suspended over Kali idol desecration row in Bengal
Locals staged a protest as their religious sentiments were hurt. Koteswara Rao, the then superintendent of police of Sundarban police district resorted to lathi charge to disperse the mob. He then shoved the idol in a prison van and took it to the police station.
- ▪Locals staged a protest as their religious sentiments were hurt.
- ▪Koteswara Rao, the then superintendent of police of Sundarban police district resorted to lathi charge to disperse the mob.
- ▪He then shoved the idol in a prison van and took it to the police station.
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HomeNextIPS officer suspended over Kali idol desecration row in BengalThe incident triggered a massive row in the state last year with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), then in the opposition, attacking the TMCPublished on: Jul 25, 2026, 18:11:04 ISTBy HT Correspondent, KolkataPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who was accused of shoving a desecrated idol of Goddess Kali into a prison van in October 2025, has been suspended, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday.A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the ex-ASI of Kaliaganj.
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