Hyderabad, August 26: Some unidentified persons today allegedly burnt a copy of Bible and an Altar at a church in Maredpally Picket area here today over some minor dispute with church authorities, police said.
Authorities of the Mother Mary Malankara (Catholic) Church who lodged a complaint with the Maredpally Police alleged that some miscreants broke open the locked doors of the church and burnt the Bible and the Altar inside the church, they said.
“We have registered a case and investigating the matter.We suspect the handiwork of some local residents behind the incident as the Church authorities were having some minor dispute with their neighbours,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Zone) Ch Srikant, who visited the area told PTI.
-PTI