April 29, 2014
Damage to Property, Intimidation, Threats and Harassment
On 29 April, suspected Hindutva extremists damaged three chapels in Irinjalakuda diocese after allegedly police cleared the way for the “Way of the Cross’ procession of the Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. Earlier on 11 April, extremists had blocked the procession of St Antony’s Catholic Church and recited Hindu hymns. The police intervened and cleared the passage for the procession as this was the traditional practise for several years and the local temple administration has given permission for the same.
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