Church Vandalisation

Christians sat among the rubble of their ransacked church for the first Sunday service since a Muslim mob rampaged through their neighbourhood in eastern Pakistan.

More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.

At least four churches and some buildings around them have been ransacked over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab today. The mobs also demolished the house of a Christian cleaner who was accused of carrying out a blasphemous act.

A mob vandalised and set on fire the venue of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's programme scheduled today in the state's Churachandpur district.

Three men have been arrested for torching and vandalising a church and a prayer hall in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh.

Locals found burnt furniture inside, walls blackened with smoke from the fire, and 'Ram' written on the wall inside the Christian prayer hall in Chauki Pura village in tribal dominated Sukhtawa block of the district.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Sunday from Navi Mumbai for allegedly vandalising as many as 18 crosses in a cemetery attached to the famous Mahim church in Mumbai a day before.

Crosses in a cemetery attached to a church in suburban Mahim were vandalized by an unidentified person, police said on Saturday.

A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday, police said.

A church in Karnataka's Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people on Tuesday, the police said. They also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.

The Akal Takht, backing the Nihangs, said "fake pastors" are misleading the Sikhs and converting them. "A case should be registered against these fake pastors under the Black Magic Act," the Sikh body said.

Tension prevailed in the Ramanathapuram area in the city on Monday morning after devotees found a statue in a church allegedly vandalised.

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalised at a Church in Haryana's Ambala this afternoon. Police are analysing CCTV footage but haven't yet been able to identify the criminals.

A 160-year-old church in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur was found vandalised by unknown people. A police complaint has been filed by the church authorities. The incident at Karnataka's newest district formed in 2007 after carving it out from Kolar.

Vandals allegedly linked to the RSS and BJP attacked a church in West Bengal on Saturday. A group of eight men hurled bombs with shouts of "Jai Shri Ram", and when worshippers fled, entered the church and vandalised it.

Christians sat among the rubble of their ransacked church for the first Sunday service since a Muslim mob rampaged through their neighbourhood in eastern Pakistan.

More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.

At least four churches and some buildings around them have been ransacked over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab today. The mobs also demolished the house of a Christian cleaner who was accused of carrying out a blasphemous act.

A mob vandalised and set on fire the venue of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's programme scheduled today in the state's Churachandpur district.

Three men have been arrested for torching and vandalising a church and a prayer hall in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh.

Locals found burnt furniture inside, walls blackened with smoke from the fire, and 'Ram' written on the wall inside the Christian prayer hall in Chauki Pura village in tribal dominated Sukhtawa block of the district.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Sunday from Navi Mumbai for allegedly vandalising as many as 18 crosses in a cemetery attached to the famous Mahim church in Mumbai a day before.

Crosses in a cemetery attached to a church in suburban Mahim were vandalized by an unidentified person, police said on Saturday.

A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday, police said.

A church in Karnataka's Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people on Tuesday, the police said. They also damaged the statue of baby Jesus at the church.

The Akal Takht, backing the Nihangs, said "fake pastors" are misleading the Sikhs and converting them. "A case should be registered against these fake pastors under the Black Magic Act," the Sikh body said.

Tension prevailed in the Ramanathapuram area in the city on Monday morning after devotees found a statue in a church allegedly vandalised.

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalised at a Church in Haryana's Ambala this afternoon. Police are analysing CCTV footage but haven't yet been able to identify the criminals.

A 160-year-old church in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur was found vandalised by unknown people. A police complaint has been filed by the church authorities. The incident at Karnataka's newest district formed in 2007 after carving it out from Kolar.

Vandals allegedly linked to the RSS and BJP attacked a church in West Bengal on Saturday. A group of eight men hurled bombs with shouts of "Jai Shri Ram", and when worshippers fled, entered the church and vandalised it.