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NEW DELHI: The

BAPS Swaminarayan Temple

in New York’s Melville was vandalised on Monday. The

Indian consulate

in

New York

expressed strong disapproval of the act, labelling it “unacceptable.”
In response, the consulate has been in close contact with the local

Indian-American community

and has urged

US law enforcement

agencies to take swift action against those responsible for the attack.

Authorities are now investigating the incident, and efforts are underway to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The Indian Consulate took the incident to X to express its dismay. The Consulate posted, “The

vandalism

of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable; The Consulate @IndiainNewYork is in touch with the community and has raised the matter with US law enforcement authorities for prompt action against the perpetrators of this heinous act.”