Periyapatna: A group of miscreants attacked the St Mary's Church in town on Tuesday evening and destroyed several equipment as well as the idol of Infant Jesus in the church.
The assailants on the church, which is situated adjacent to the Gonikoppa Road, are yet to be identified.
Fr John Paul, pastor at the church, informed the police in his complaint that the miscreants destroyed eight sound amplifiers, the candle holder, flower vases, a serial set and a globe in the church.
Periyapatna Police have registered a case and the officers visited the church for investigation.
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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
