Mumbai Ram Temple: A case of vandalism and threatening of security personnel has come to light in the Ram Temple of Marol Naka located in Andheri East, Mumbai. It is alleged that some people who reached the temple tore the board with the picture of Bajrangbali and sprayed black color on the walls of the temple. Not only this, the security personnel deployed in the temple were abused and even threatened to be killed. After receiving the complaint, Aarey police have registered a case and arrested two accused. Both have been sent to Taloja jail.
According to the complaint of temple trustee Jayesh Patel, one of the accused arrested on November 4, 2026, had posted a post on Facebook appealing to organize Hanuman Chalisa recitation and Maha Aarti in the Ram temple on November 7. After this, between 5 and 5:30 pm on November 7, 30 to 40 people gathered in the temple premises.
Black spray on temple board
It is alleged that during this time, the person who posted the post abused the temple security guard Nandlal Kevat and asked him to switch on all the lights. When he protested, he grabbed the security guard by his collar and threatened to kill him. Threatening words have also been mentioned in the complaint.
After Hanuman Chalisa recitation and Maha Aarti, black color was sprayed on the board on the wall of the temple. Apart from this, the board of 'Shri Leva Patidar Bajrang Satsang Mandal (Marol)' installed on the shed was torn down with the help of an iron ladder. There was a picture of Bajrangbali on this board. The complainant has also provided CCTV footage of the incident to the police.
Demand for investigation into allegations of land grabbing
After this incident, some local citizens of Andheri have also raised questions regarding illegal construction and land occupation in the area. They allege that some people are building illegal huts and selling them and there is a possibility of this work getting political patronage. Citizens have also demanded the police to investigate the entire matter from the aspects of financial transactions, land grabbing and alleged political patronage.