Stone thrown at another Delhi church

A church official said the glass window beside altar was broken and pieces of the stone fell on the altar.

File photo--Inauguration of Our Lady of Fatima church in Jasola in 2010.

New Delhi:  Less than a week after a fire incident was reported at a church in east Delhi, another church in southeast Delhi reported of miscreants throwing a stone while Mass was going on Saturday evening.

The stone damaged a window, church authorities said.

The incident happened at 6pm when evening mass was being held at Our Lady of Fatima church in Jasola.

A church official said the glass window beside altar was broken and pieces of the stone fell on the altar.

The church authorities alerted police immediately after the incident.

A team led by DCP Mandeep Singh Randhwa, along with a team by Sarita Vihar SHO Maninder Singh, reached the spot immediately to investigate into the incident.

Police said they were taking the incident very seriously especially after concerns about safety of churches across the city were raised by the community.

Joseph, a member of youth committee of the church, said, after the fire incident in Dilshad Garden church, "we feel really threatened."

A case of mischief was registered against unknown persons, a police officer said.

Source: Times of India