An MP has described the vandalism at a temple at Watts Street in Curepe as a hate crime, calling for a thorough investigation.

Yesterday, devotees of Bharatiya Vidya Abhyas Mandali found a number of murtis had been destroyed and several jhandis toppled.

Mayaro MP Rushton Paray believes the desecration of the sacred space is not a random act of violence.

MP Paray is urging law enforcement to pursue appropriate charges against the perpetrators under hate crime legislation.