10 arrested near Tirumala temple
July 8th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANSHyderabad, July 8 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh’s temple town of Tirupati Friday arrested 10 youth on the suspicion that they were propagating their religion.
In a joint operation by the police and vigilance wing of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the youth, suspected to be Bangaldeshis, were arrested from a hotel near the famous Hindu temple.
Preliminary inquiry by police revealed that they were working in the hotel for last few months. Police raided their rooms and found some knives and CDs containing speeches of Islamic clerics.
A police officer said investigations were on to know the purpose of their stay near the temple. They were suspected to be propagating their religion.
Propagation of other religions is banned on Tirumala Hills, where the temple is located.
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