A Hindu temple has attacked with rocket launchers by a gang of dacoits in the Southern Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, a senior police official said.
The assailants attacked the small temple and adjoining homes belonging to Hindus in the Kashmore area of the Sindh province.
The assailants fired indiscriminately at the temple built by the local Hindu community on Sunday. As prompting a police unit led by Kashmore-Kandhkot SSP Irfan Sammo to reach the scene.
They fired “rocket launchers” at the place of worship, which closed during the attack, the police official said. Thus, adding that the temple opens annually for religious services conducted by the Bagri community.
The police officer estimated that eight or nine gunmen involved in the attack. Dr Suresh, a member of the Bagri community. As said that the “rocket launchers” fired by the dacoits failed to explode, resulting in no loss of life.
He called on the police to protect the community, saying the incident had left the residents in a state of panic.
SSP Samoo assured the Hindu community members they would protected. The Kashmore area has a sizeable Hindu population.