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Prayagraj: Panic gripped Behta and adjoining villages under the limits of Bindki police station in Fatehpur district on Thursday after idols in three temples were found damaged.Upon being alerted, senior cops along with forces rushed to the spot and took a man into their custody for quizzing.Based on an application filed by complainant Dayashankar, an FIR has been registered at Bindki police station under relevant BNS sections.While carrying out a thorough investigation involving inquiries with local residents and a review of CCTV footage, cops found that the incident occurred in the intervening night of Oct 28-29 and a local villager identified as Manoj was involved.During questioning and investigations, Manoj, who is mentally impaired and struggles with substance abuse, explained that he believed damaging the idols would lead to the construction of new temples, which would provide him with work and the money needed for his medical treatment. For this reason, he committed the act. The accused has been taken into custody, and further legal proceedings are underway.

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