Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 24 2010:
Six members of the Universal Friendship Organisation (UFO), formerly known as Satjal, have been held by local villagers when they were carrying away an idol of Lord Marjing (sylvan deity) from a Heingang temple.
The six UFO members were apprehended by the villagers together with the idol at about 9 am today and handed over to the police.
Later, a joint meeting was held between the apprehended UFO members, Lai Committee members and the local villagers and an understanding was arrived at.
As per the understanding, the six blasphemers would pay Rs 1000 each to meet expenditure for performing due rituals of re-installing the idol at its altar.
One Phijam Deban (35) of Hiyangthang who was among the UFO members said that they tried to shift the idol of the Lord as they were told to do so in their dreams.
Nevertheless, he admitted that they did wrong in not informing the local villagers.