adminNew Delhi – Hundreds of Christians are protesting in the Indian capital after a fire destroyed a church. While the cause of the fire is not known, the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese said on Tuesday that “mischief” was suspected.
The blaze broke out in St Sebastian’s Church in a northeast suburb of New Delhi on Monday.
A statement from the archdiocese says that forensic samples retrieved from the church smelled of fuel. There was no immediate comment from the police.
India’s population is majority Hindu but officially secular. Christians account for about 2.5% of the country’s 1.2 billion people and largely coexist peacefully.
However, the issue of conversions by Christian missionaries has sporadically provoked violence by Hindus recently. – AP
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