India, Jan. 22 -- A case of alleged encroachment on church property in Bandra west has led the police to book two priests with trespassing, theft and criminal intimidation on a complaint by the alleged encroacher, a local fish seller who runs a construction business.

The Bandra police on Monday booked Father Vernon Aguiar and Father Sunder Albuquerque of the Mount Mary Basilica, after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered on orders of a local court hearing the case.

Police said no arrests have been made and an investigation is underway.

Both the church and the complainant, Robinson Nelson Gonsalves, 56, are locked in a legal battle over the alleged encroachment, with the church having approached the Bombay High Court, stating...