Chikkaballapur: 160-year-old church vandalised

Chikkaballapur: Days after a new bill has been introduced in the ongoing session of the state assembly in Belagavi, called the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, a church has been vandalized here.

The Statue of St Anthony has been damaged at 160-year-old St Joseph’s church.

A parishioner saw the damage at 5.40 am and immediately called Father Joseph Anthony Daniel, the priest of the church.

After Father Jospeh Anthony Daniel filed a complaint, the police came and took away the statue for further investigation. A first information report has been filed.

It may be reaclled that in recent weeks, there have been disturbances in Christian prayer meetings in different parts of Karnataka.