A man identified as Mohammed Ansari was taken into custody after he allegedly attempted to damage the idol at the Santoshi Mata Temple in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, on Friday, 2 October 2026.
The incident took place within the Chaitanyapuri police limits while the temple priest and devotees were present. According to reports, Ansari entered the garbagruha of the temple carrying sticks or branches and allegedly vandalised with the idol.
Santhoshi Maa Temple was attacked by Mohammed Ansari
He entered the sanctum sanctorum and threw sticks at the deity.
If someone did the same in a mosque, imagine what would happen
But Hindus being Hindus, handed Mohammed Ansari over to police
Location: Dilsukhnagar,Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/zqwfRnsKhB
— Telangana Maata (@TelanganaMaata) October 2, 2026
Visuals circulating on social media show a man entering the temple and throwing branches near the idol. However, the exact sequence of events and the motive behind the incident are yet to be established by the police.
Devotees and others present at the temple reportedly caught the man and handed him over to the police. According to Telugu media reports, members of the public also assaulted him before police arrived at the spot and took him into custody.
Soon his family and AIMIM will claim Mohammed Ansari is mentally unstable pic.twitter.com/kG5tfQvJYB
— Telangana Maata (@TelanganaMaata) October 2, 2026
Chaitanyapuri police have taken Ansari into custody and registered a case, with further investigation underway. Police have also reportedly said that Ansari is undergoing mental-health treatment.
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