The incident took place on Monday night in Lakhaiyya Kala village under Nanpara police station limits and an FIR has been registered, said Superintendent of Police Vipin Mishra, Devdiscourse has reported.

Some anti-socials vandalised an idol at a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, following which one person was booked by police on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday night in Lakhaiyya Kala village under Nanpara police station limits and an FIR has been registered, said Superintendent of Police Vipin Mishra.

The idol was reinstalled in the temple with proper religious procedure, he said. Mishra said another temple located nearby was also demolished by vandals.

However, the situation is under control and senior police officials along with force are camping in the area, he said.