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NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old antheral from Jammu and Kashmir was detained connected Saturday aft helium allegedly attempted to connection namaz wrong the Ram Mandir analyzable successful Ayodhya and raised slogans erstwhile stopped, Uttar Pradesh constabulary said.The antheral was identified arsenic Ahmed Sheikh, a nonmigratory of Shopian territory successful Jammu and Kashmir, according to Superintendent of Police (Security) Balramchari Dubey. Officials said Sheikh entered the temple premises during the day, visited the shrine and aboriginal sat adjacent the Sita Rasoi area, allegedly preparing to connection namaz.Security unit noticed his actions and intervened immediately, pursuing which helium was detained by temple information unit and handed implicit to the section police.
Some sources claimed that the antheral raised slogans erstwhile helium was stopped, constabulary said, adding that the allegation was being verified.Police said Sheikh’s household has claimed that helium is mentally sick and provided aesculapian records from the psychiatry section of Srinagar Medical College. His son, Imran, told reporters astatine their residence successful Shopian that the household had nary cognition of Sheikh’s sojourn to Ayodhya.“We didn’t cognize thing astir it.
He is wholly unsound,” Imran said.Imran said his begetter does not enactment astatine location for agelong and often leaves without informing the family. “He had visited his in-laws’ spot 5 to six days ago. He keeps leaving and does not enactment astatine home,” helium said, adding that his begetter often visits mosques.Neighbours successful Shopian said Sheikh has been undergoing attraction and taking medication. “Had helium been of dependable mind, helium would not person prayed wrong a temple.
He would person known it is simply a temple. He often leaves location similar this. He doesn’t recognize that helium has a household to attraction for,” a neighbour said.Investigators are questioning Sheikh to ascertain his intent and are verifying his question details, including the intent of his sojourn to Ayodhya and whether anyone other was involved. Police sources said that during preliminary checks, items specified arsenic cashews and raisins were recovered successful his possession, and that the antheral told investigators helium was travelling to Ajmer.Senior constabulary officers and quality agencies are besides reviewing information arrangements astatine the Ram Mandir analyzable pursuing the incident. The Ayodhya territory medication and the Ram temple spot person truthful acold declined to comment.
