The Hindu Temple in southern California has defeated anti-Indian messages

A Hindu temple in southern California was vandalized over the weekend, causing an investigation by the police.

The Sher Bernardino County Sheriff office launched the investigation to find the culprits behind the marking of a temple with “political messages”, said the authorities A press release.

The Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Chino Hills opens its doors to visitors daily at 9 am, according to The Temple website. But on Saturday, temple enthusiasts met disturbing labels that read: “F— Modi, Hindustan and Moradabad”. The offensive graffiti referred to Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; the historical name of the nation; and a city in the west of the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The taggers sprayed these words on the marble panel of the temple, a brick wall and a sidewalk of the city, the authorities said.

The deputies arrived at the temple around 9:13 am and, shortly after, informed the application of the Chino Hills code, whose officers are responsible for maintaining the appearance and safety of goods in the city. Mehul Patel, a volunteer from Baps, said all the graffiti on the property and that the sidewalk had been deleted on Sunday.

“Faced with another Mandir desecration, this time in Chino Hills, California, the Hindu community is firm against hatred”, ” Baps Public Affairs said on x. “With the Chino Hills community and southern California, we will never let hatred take root.”

Members of the Hindu community have taken social media to express Their concerns concerning the vandalism of temples, listening to 10 in California and elsewhere which, according to them, had been damaged or burgled in recent years.

“Not surprising that it happens as the day for a so-called” Khalistan referendum “in Los Angeles”, said the Coalition of Hindu of North America on X. “It’s just another day in a world where the media and academics insist that there is no anti-Hindu hatred and that #Hindephobia is only a construction of our imagination.”

The referendum is a non -binding vote in a movement to create an independent Sikh nation, the Khalistan, in the state of Punjab in India.

Patel said that the most recent vandalism attack had taken place in Baps Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento and consisted of similar messages.

“We know that there have been other incidents at Baps not only in California but also in the country,” said Patel. “From what I know, a suspect was not located for the Sacramento incident. There was no security sequence; Here we have it.

The mayor of Chino Hills, Art Bennett, attended prayer and qualified the graffiti as “hateful”.

(Mayank Patel)

Surveillance images, he said, show two suspects heading towards the temple and extending the area before marking the marble panel. A suspect waits for a car to pass before marking the sidewalk.

“Damy to hear about this act of hateful vandalism,” said the assembly of the Ash Kalra assembly (D-San José) on X. The Chino hills mandir is a magnificent place of worship and community building and I stand with them and the Hindu community in Chino Hills and in the south of California against a hate vile. “”

The authorities have not yet classified this incident as a hatred crime. No update on the incident was available on Sunday, the San Bernandino sheriff at the Sanrif Sanif Office in San Bernandino said at the Sanrif Sheriff’s Office.

Baps, which represents Bochasanwasi shri akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Santha, is a socio -space Hindu Faith with its roots in the Vedas – a collection of sacred texts which serve as the main basic of religion, according to The Temple website. Faith was created in 1907 by Shastriji Maharaj.

Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, told The British News the British News the Independent on Sunday that New Delhi had condemned “despicable acts”.

“We invite local authorities to the police to take strict measures against those responsible for these acts and also to ensure adequate security (for) places of worship,” said Jaiswal.

A Hindu temple in southern California was vandalized over the weekend, triggering an investigation of the law application. The members of the temple of Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir held a prayer on Sunday afternoon, calling for peace and unity.

(Mehul Patel)

The members of the temple of Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir held a prayer on Sunday afternoon, calling for peace and unity.

The mayor of Chino Hills, Art Bennett, attended prayer and qualified the graffiti as “hateful”.

“We are following our police service, and we will discover who these people are and accumulate all the criminals,” said Bennett at the event. “We have always welcomed the Hills baps, and we were so happy when they chose to put this Mandir here in 2004. It is a place of beauty and cultural excellence.”