An overnight incident Wednesday that included Hinduphobic messages at a temple near Sacramento are being investigated as a hate crime. Deputies with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says someone spraypainted disturbing graffiti and damaged property at BAPS Shri Swarminarayan Mandir in Mather.

(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento County law enforcement is investigating a hate crime that was reported at a Hindu temple on Wednesday. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, vandalism that was reported at BAPS Hindu Temple is “being classified as a hate crime.” The temple is in the community of Mather, about 12 miles east of Sacramento.

A hate crime investigation is underway Wednesday at a Hindu temple in the Sacramento area after vandals struck.

Unknown miscreants have vandalised the BAPS Hindu temple in California's Sacromento, desecrating it with expletive-lade graffiti saying "Hindus go back!", the BAPS Public Affairs said.

The County Sheriff's Office is investigating on Wednesday a hate crime at a Hindu temple. Deputies are at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir along Armstrong Avenue in Mather. It is located just north of the Mather Airport.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Wednesday a hate crime reported at a Hindu temple in Mather. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Amar Gandhi said deputies received an alert about vandalism at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 10548 Armstrong Ave.