Hyderabad, Jan. 15 -- A communal clash jolted the city's Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb on Wednesday night, January 14, after a tattered flexi board and a damaged deity idol were allegedly found inside the Mysamma Temple at Hyderabad's Puranapul Darwaza area by an unknown person.

The scene angered members of the Hindu community. Videos of an angry mob stomping and wrecking the graves with sticks, chanting "Jai Shri Ram" slogans, as well as damaging a religious flag, in the presence of police personnel, emerged on social media.

Upon receiving information, the Kamathipura Police reached the spot and tried to diffuse the situation. But things only escalated from there, as the mob swelled to nearly 300 people. They hurled stones at the officers and s...