Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- Anjamma has lived in Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad long enough to know what the neighbourhood feels like when things are normal. So, when she heard that the Dwimukhi Hanuman Temple nearby had been desecrated, it unsettled her.

"All of us have lived in peace over the years," she told Siasat.com. "This is the first time such a thing has happened at the temple." She was not alone in that sentiment.

Devotees who arrived for their morning prayers on February 24 found the iron grill of the temple broken and the sindhooram of the idol desecrated. A case was registered and special teams were formed to nab the culprits.

The desecration, which is believed to have taken place late on Monday night or in the early hours of Tues...