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Nine persons were arrested by the Kodangal constabulary for vandalizing a religion astatine Eerlapalli colony successful Daulatabad mandal of Vikarabad territory connected December 15, 2025, successful an incidental that has triggered condemnation from civilian rights groups.
The accused, each aged betwixt 20 and 25, were booked nether 326 (mischief by occurrence oregon explosives to destruct houses/property) and Section 299 (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage spiritual feelings of immoderate class) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and remanded to judicial custody.
According to the police, the radical broke unfastened the religion doorway astir 9.30 am, acceptable a fewer items connected occurrence wrong the premises and fled, causing harm to property. No 1 was contiguous successful the religion astatine the clip of the incident. Police said the accused had earlier objected to the operation of the church, raising disputes implicit the land.
The radical broke unfastened the religion door, acceptable a fewer items connected occurrence wrong the premises and fled, causing harm to property | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
Following the incident, information has been tightened astatine churches successful the country for Christmas celebrations.
Reacting to the incident, the Civil Rights Initiative Internationale (CRII) powerfully condemned what it described arsenic a series of convulsive attacks connected Christian supplication meetings and Christmas carol programmes successful Telangana. National president, K Babu Rao, IPS (Retd.), said the Vikarabad incidental reflected a increasing signifier of intolerance, with akin attacks reported from Jinnaram and Mallapuram.
A CRII delegation comprising nationalist associated secretaries Suresh Pulugujju and Abhishek, and enforcement committee subordinate C N Rao, visited Jinnaram colony pursuing an alleged onslaught connected Christian devotees during a supplication gathering held astatine a backstage residence.
The CRII besides referred to an onslaught connected Christmas carol singers reported a time earlier astatine Mallapuram colony nether the Meerpet constabulary presumption limits, and expressed interest that these incidents occurred contempt assurances by the State authorities that spiritual hatred would not beryllium tolerated.
