“A few people barged inside the church premises. They took away the sacred items and a DVD player. But they did not touch our collection box,” Father Vincent Salvatore told. Police were informed Monday morning after the church’s guard found the main gate open. Police have questioned a few people in the church’s neighbourhood and collected the footage of the CCTV installed near the church.
But the Christian community members have sought that police investigate the incident from all possible angles, besides theft. Savari Muthu Sankar, spokesman for the Delhi archdiocese, told : “The intention of the assailants was not only to steal, but there was some foul play. We demanded from the police that the case should be investigated from other angles also.”
John Dayal, former president of the All India Catholic Union, told : “Somebody is trying to target our (Christian) community. Since this is the election time, it has another dimension.” Three people were arrested Jan 15 for vandalising a church in west Delhi after they were captured by a CCTV camera installed inside the premises of the church. (IANS)