Bengaluru: Church attacked by unidentified mob

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, May 30, 2016:  Reports quoting India Today, indicate that a mob of miscreants attacked and defiled a church in Pillanna Garden in Bengaluru Thursday May 27, night, leading to tension in parts of the city.

Police are reported to have said, a group of unidentified men barged into the church at around midnight and ransacked it.  Church authorities have lodged a police complaint with KG Halli police station and have sought protection.

However, church authorities told police that they did not suspect the involvement of local residents, since they share an excellent rapport in the neighbourhood.  Police have sought for CCTV recording from nearby commercial establishments and are probing the case. Additional forces have been deployed in and around the area to prevent any untoward incident.