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7 arrested for vandalising church in central India

Xinhua, March 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indian police have arrested seven persons for vandalising a church in the central state of Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, a senior police official said Monday.

"The arrests took place late Sunday night. They belong to Hindu outfit Bajranj Dal and were among 25 people who had vandalised the church during Sunday prayers," he said, on condition of anonymity.

Local TV channels reported that the men had also thrashed those gathered for the prayers and misbehaved with women congregants.

The arrests followed barely hours after the Indian Home Ministry sought a report from the state government on the incident.

"The administration has taken action and the culprits will not be spared," India's junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju told the media.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official said. Endit