Bhubaneswar, April 6 -- An irate mob registering protest against alleged sexual torture and impregnation of a physically challenged minor girl allegedly vandalized a church in a remote village in Odisha's Keonjhar district today, police said.
The attack on the church took place early this morning at Murgagotha village under Anandapur police station jurisdiction after around 100 locals rushed towards the place of worship to ransack. They unbolted the main entrance of the church and vandalized the furniture while setting it on fire, said Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Kamalakanta Panda.
The alleged rape of a disabled girl by a local youth and the victim later getting impregnated provoked the violence. The alleged rape was reported ab...