Punjab: Punjab Police on Wednesday mentioned that unidentified miscreants tried to vandalise a church in Patti in Punjab`s Tarn Taran district in the early hours at present. According to Senior Superintendent of Police, RS Dhillon, an FIR has been registered in this connection and an investigation has been taken up. The incident happened at Thakkarpura village in the district.
The SSP mentioned police has obtained “vital clues” and hopes to remedy the case quickly.
“A few notorious elements attempted to vandalise the statue of Jesus and set ablaze a car at the church in Patti. We are investigating the matter and have vital clues. There were four people and we are behind the culprits. We hope to solve it soon. An FIR has been lodged,” the SSP informed ANI.
The father of the Catholic Church, Patti, Father Thomas P mentioned that the accused threatened the folks on the campus and “held captive the security guard at gunpoint”.
“Four people came to our campus and destroyed the statues and set ablaze our vehicle. They were here for 25 minutes. They threatened people and held the security guard at gunpoint,” he mentioned whereas additionally including that the Inspector General reached the spot and guaranteed of motion on the earliest.
Further investigation into the matter is underway. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has referred to as the incident “unfortunate” and gave an assurance that no person will likely be allowed to disturb communal concord in the state. The chief minister took to Twitter to publish in Punjabi that police will examine the incident and strict motion will likely be taken in opposition to the culprits.
