Unidentified miscreants damaged three Hindu idols, including Durga, of a temple in Kawnia area of Barisal city early yesterday, just three days before Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the community, is set to begin.
Leaders of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad, and police visited the spot.
The temple committee did not suspect anyone till last evening.
Mahabubur Rahaman, officer-in-charge of Kawnia Police Station, said they were investigating the occurrence.