Security upped as IS posts morphed pic of Karnataka idol

KARWAR/BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has strengthened security in Murudeshwar, in Uttara Kannada district, after an online magazine of the terrorist organisation IS published a morphed image of a Lord Shiva idol located in the temple town, about 120 km from here.
The photo has been edited to replace the head of the idol with an image of an IS flag and carried on cover page of 'Voice of Hind', an India-centric online propaganda magazine for the outfit. A post attributed to IS said "Muslims were being targeted in Tripura and the community has to take revenge by breaking false Gods (sic)".
Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra told TOI: "Since Monday evening, we've provided adequate police security for the temple and asked the Uttara Kannada SP to coordinate with the cybercrime section to identify the source of the photograph."
The 123-foot statue of Lord Shiva is said to be the second-tallest in Asia.