A statue of the Mom was vandalized at St. Mary’s Church in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar space on Sunday. The incident occurred on the Syro-Malabar Church, which is residence to a major Malayali neighborhood.
In line with stories, the assault befell round 12:30 PM when an unidentified particular person on a motorbike threw a brick on the statue’s glass enclosure, shattering it. Following the incident, the statue was moved to a different location.
The id of the attacker stays unknown. Shopkeepers close to the church reported that the particular person was not sporting a helmet, however acknowledged they might not establish him.
Delhi Police have obtained CCTV footage of the incident and have launched an investigation. They’re gathering data from close by shopkeepers and residents.
Church authorities haven’t filed an official criticism with the police and have acknowledged that they don’t seem to be planning to lodge one in the meanwhile.
Mayur Vihar, the place the church is situated, has a major Malayali Christian inhabitants. Comparable assaults on church buildings have been reported in several components of North India prior to now.
The St. Mary’s Church that was focused is beneath the Syro-Malabar Church.
Dr. John Dayal, outstanding social activist and long-time documenter of violence in opposition to Christians in India, responded to the incident. “The vandalism at St. Mary’s Church is regarding, particularly within the context of comparable incidents we have documented throughout North India. What’s notably troubling is the obvious reluctance to file police complaints after such occasions. It’s notably alarming that the police and governance typically appear complicit in crimes in opposition to spiritual minorities. With out official complaints, these incidents do not make it into nationwide crime statistics, making it troublesome to evaluate the true scope of the issue. I hope authorities will totally examine regardless, and I urge church communities to report all such incidents formally,” Dr. Dayal acknowledged when reached for remark.
