Bengal Church Vandalised During Inauguration; Priests, Devotees Assaulted, Mobile Phones Smashed

Bengal Church vandalised during inauguration; priests, devotees assaulted, mobile phones smashed

The attackers allegedly vandalised a Cross of the church, assaulted priests and devotees, and smashed mobile phones of those trying to record the incident.

Church inauguration turns violent in Bengal, mob attacks priests and devotees

A group allegedly stormed a church inauguration and attacked priests and devotees. The incident has intensified concerns about intimidation of West Bengal's Christian minority.

Mob storms new Protestant church at Basanti in South 24-Parganas, assaults priests

The mob assaulted Bishop Subrata Chakraborty, several priests and devotees during the inauguration, accusing the church authorities of forcible religious conversion

Church attacked in West Bengal during inauguration ceremony

Local police from the Basanti Police Station have said that prima facie it looked like an internal feud between two Christian groups in the area

Church in West Bengal vandalised during inauguration; priests, devotees attacked

The attackers allegedly vandalised a Cross of the church, assaulted priests and devotees, and smashed mobile phones of those trying to record the incident, he s

20 men ‘attack’ new Basanti church during inauguration by bishop, ‘assault’ devotees; cops say ‘fight between two Christian groups’

Mob disrupts new church inauguration in Basanti, South 24 Parganas; attendees and clergy assaulted, several injured as police probe dispute between groups.