Chandigarh: Two days after a group of nihangs along with their supporters disrupted an event organised by Christian missionaries at Daduana village in Amritsar, unidentified miscreants yesterday late night vandalised a church at Thakkarpura village in the adjoining district of Tarn Taran.
Following this, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday ordered a probe into the desecration and fire incident in a church at village Bakarpura in Tarn Taran district.
“This is a highly condemnable incident and severest of severe action must be taken against the perpetrators of this heinous crime” said the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister said that he has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to minutely probe into this unpardonable incident.
Condemning the incident, the Chief Minister unequivocally said that the government will leave no stone unturned to put the perpetrators of this heinous crime behind the bars.
Meanwhile, Christians community staged a protest against the incident and blocked all routes leading to Khem Karan, Bhikhiwind, Patti, Harike and Ferozepur in the district seeking justice in the incident. A heavy police force remained deployed across the district to avoid any untoward incident.