A church in Karnataka’s Mysuru, St Mary’s Church, was vandalised on Tuesday. The assailants also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.
The vandalism comes amid a surge in Hindutva attacks against Christian institutions across country.
The police said that they have been formed to trace the accused who are on the run. They will also check the footage captured by CCTV cameras installed on the premises of the church to identify the accused.
Miscreants damaged statue of #JesusChrist kept at altar & took money 4m donation box from a #Church in periyapatna #Mysuru. Priest was away when the incident happened.Miscreant,however,didn't damage the main statue of Jesus.We are looking into all the angles: cops #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/5jitzu80GB
— Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) December 28, 2022
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