Five attacks in 3 months: Christians protest against assault on churches in Delhi
Christians protested against the attack on churches in Delhi at the Sacred Heart Church. Some of them also met Home Minister Rajnath Singh over the issue.
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Christians shout slogans protesting outside Sacred Heart Church against recent attacks on churches in New Delhi. Police detained over two hundred protesters from outside the Sacred Heart Church when they tried to march towards the residence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh. PTI
A group of representatives of the Christian community meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Singh also asked the Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi why no protection has been given to churches despite repeated attacks on churches. PTI
The Delhi Police, in a report submitted to the Home Ministry on Thursday, has said that the latest attack on the St Alphonsa Church in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area was a 'stray case', adding that there was no pattern in the repeated attacks on churches in New Delhi. PTI
A number of priest and elderly persons, including women, were picked up police and forced into buses. Some protesters, carrying placards, squatted on the road demanding protection to the churches. The attack on the St Alphonsa Church in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area is the fifth attack on a church in the last three months in New Delhi. PTI
"The Prime Minister claims to be a very strong PM. What happens when it comes to ground realities? When you are not able to protect a small minuscule community, how are you going to protect the whole of India? This is happening right in Delhi," Savari Muthu Sankar, spokesperson for the Delhi archdiocese said. PTI
After media furore over the Vasant Kunj incident, the Home Ministry sought a report from Delhi Police on the status of security at religious places. The ministry has also asked the police to send a report about the action taken in earlier cases of attacks on four other Delhi churches. PTI