Nine churches attacked in Bangalore

Nine churches attacked in Bangalore

BANGALORE: Suspected Bajrang Dal activists attacked nine churches on Sunday in parts of coastal and Malnad districts of Karnataka, protesting alleged conversion of Hindus into Christianity by missionaries.

The attacks, believed to have been planned and executed in the morning, left at least eight persons, including two pastors, injured, police said.

The pastors were injured in Sirur and Jayapura.

Churches in Singtagere, Magodu, Jayapura in Chikmagalur district of Malnad region, prayers halls in Udupi, Sirur and Mudur in Udupi district, Kodikkal, Falnir and Afla Centre in Mangalore were the target of the attacks, they said.

Motorcycle-borne miscreants barged into prayer halls and ransacked them, they said, adding additional reinforcements have been sent in view of the violence.

Five persons have been arrested in Udupi in connection with the attacks, they said.

In Mangalore, the authorities have clamped prohibitory orders for three days from Sunday, police said.


Source : DNA India
 
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