Mosque pelted with stones

Coimbatore: Tension prevailed for some time at Periyanaickenpalayam on Thursday night after stones were hurled at a mosque. Police acted fast and diffused the situation by nabbing a suspect.
Secretary of Sunnath Val Jamath Masjid A S Abdul Rahman had lodged a complaint against C Manojkumar, 29, of Periyanaickenpalayam with the Periyanaickenpalayam police.“Glass window of the century-old-mosque were damaged after Manojkumar and some other people threw stones. No one was injured in the incident as the mosque was closed due to the lockdown,” a police officer said.
“Manojkumar was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. He is not affiliated to any political party,” the officer added.
The man was booked under sections 188, 269, 294 (b), 295 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Public Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992, and was lodged in the sub-jail at Avinashi.