Mulky: Attack on Pentecostal Church - Five Arrested
Daijiworld Media Network – Mulky (PS)
Mulky, Dec 31: Mulky police have arrested five people in connection with the attack on a prayer centre at Haleangady here that took place on Wednesday December 28. They have been produced before the court.
The accused are residents of Haleangady vicinity, all between the age of 20 to 25. Sanath Kumar, Hanish Pramod Kumar, Madhu alias Tukarama, Ashin are the arrested.
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Police said that investigation into the matter has been intensified, and that they are on the look out for the remaining suspects.
Police also revealed that the accused admitted having attacked the prayer center. It is said that the accused suspected that religious conversion was taking place in the prayer center, and hence decided to attack.
On Wednesday night, a group of around 15-20 masked people had barged into Pentecostal Church in Haleangady and pelted stones and threw sticks, damaging much of the property.