Four people were arrested in the Panvel church attack case. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is likely to make a statement in the assembly. He had asked police to find and arrest the men who attacked a church in Navi Mumbai in 48 hours on Monday.
Four people were arrested in the Panvel church attack case. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is likely to make a statement in the assembly. He had asked police to find and arrest the men who attacked a church in Navi Mumbai in 48 hours on Monday.
A catholic church located in New Panvel node of Navi Mumbai was attacked by unknown persons in the wee hours of Saturday.
According to police, the attack was carried out by two persons who were riding pillion on a motorcycle at around 1:30 am when they hurled stones at the Saint George Catholic church located near a bridge in the area. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera and the footage has been verified by the police.
Fadnavis' assurance came after a delegation of various Christian organisations, led by BJP MLA Ashish Shelar from Bandra (West), called on him at Vidhan Bhavan in the afternoon. "The chief minister assured the delegation that culprits would be nabbed within 48 hours," said Shelar, who is also the city unit chief of the party.
The delegation comprised representatives of the National Christian Council of India, Mumbai Catholic Sabha and United Christian Council of Mumbai.
Maharashtra government on Monday said that it suspects a "political hand" in the recent attack on a church in Navi Mumbai, even as the Opposition members walked out of the Assembly in protest against the incident.
Minority Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse said in the Legislative Assembly that the state government was conducting a probe into the incident and culprits would be dealt with sternly. "A foreign hand, anti-social elements or a political person may be involved in the incident. A political hand cannot be ruled out. Detailed facts would be revealed before the end of the ongoing Legislature session," Khadse said.
The minister said his government was committed to protect the lives and properties of citizens. "We will take care to ensure that such inappropriate incidents do not take place in future," he said.
However, Chhagan Bhujbal of NCP took objection to the reply, saying that the government was insensitive to the issue and was politicising it.
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