forest ranger, Abdul Rahman destroys Hindu religious flag; a part of an age old tradition [ Telangana, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

A holy Dhwaja Sthambha  installed in front of a mandir ( temple ) was destroyed by a team of forest officials led by a Muslim forest ranger, a day after Ram Navami in Aswaraopet mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana.

A new flag made up of a neem tree’s trunk in Ganganama mandir (temple) as per their age-old indigenous tradition. The Hindus in the area brought the tree trunk from the nearby forest by taking prior permission from forest officials.

While they were preparing to erect the Dhwaja Stambha in front of the temple, suddenly forest officials headed by ranger Abdul Rahman reached the temple, cut down the holy Dhwaja Stambha and chopped it into pieces, ignoring the pleas of locals.

The local Hindus were the victim of the hate crime and were deeply hurt by it.

According to them, Abdul Rahman has recently converted to Islam from Hindu Dharma – his pre-conversion name is said to be Bhaskar Goud.