Hubli (Dharwad District, Karnataka), July 31, 2012: Members of Digambar Jain Samaj took out a silent procession on Monday in Hubli, protesting against the desecration of the idol of the Jain Teerthankar recently. Protestors condemned the destruction of the idol of Bhagwan Shri Aadinath Teerthankar, in front of the Jain Mandir in Allur village of Chitapur taluk of Gulbarga district. Miscreants blasted the idol using a dynamite on July 25, and incident has hurt the feelings of the Jain community, said the protestors.
They urged the state government to arrest the miscreants and provide security to all Jain centers in the state. – News Courtesy: Times of India