Hyderabad, Jan. 16 -- A day after the Mysamma temple at the Puranapul Darwaza area of Hyderabad was desecrated, the city police said that the suspect involved in the incident was arrested on Thursday, January 15.

The arrest comes after communal violence broke out late at night of January 14 after the temple flexi was found damaged. In a statement regarding the arrest, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rajendranagar, said, "The suspect involved in the case registered at Kamatipura Police Station, regarding the incident at Puranapool Darwaza Mysamma temple, has been apprehended by the police."

The DCP said that the incident involved the damaging of a flexi banner and a plaster of Paris (POP) idol in the temple veranda. "The suspect...