An Evangelical Church was vandalised and torched by unidentified miscreants in a village in the Narmadapuram (earlier Hoshangabad) district of Madhya Pradesh.
According to police, the incident occurred in the Chaukipura area of village Sukhtawa in Kesala block, which has a considerable tribal population.
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Worshippers noticed the incident when they went to the church for prayers on Sunday. A police complaint was filed, according to which, religious literature, furniture and other articles of worship were destroyed due to the fire.
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Some unconfirmed sources claimed that the word ‘Ram’ was scribbled on one of the walls inside the church. The police suspect that the vandals entered the church through a window and set it afire from the inside.
According to information, the church is affiliated to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
According to Itarsi Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Mahendra Singh Chauhan, a case has been filed under Section 295 of IPC and a search is on to identify and arrest the miscreants.
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