One person arrested for alleged atack on Christian Edn Institution

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Mysore, Nov 30 (UNI) One person was arrested in connection with the alleged attack on a education at institution run by a Christian community in the city today.

Police said that members of Bajarang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad entered Avail Convent during lunch hour and alleged that the institution was indulged in conversion and objecting the Hindu culture. They also allegedly destroyed the statue of infant Jesus in the school and manhandled the peon.

Tension prevailed for some time in front of the school as Bishop of Mysore Thomas Vaznupilly, former Karnataka ministers T John, K J George, Ms Rani Satish and Anglo Indian MLC Ivan Nigly staged protest against the attack by suspected VHP and Bajrang Dal activists.

However, after intervention by the police the issue was solved and protest by the former ministers were withdrawn, Police Commissioner Praveen Sood said.

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