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| Fresh protest against Delhi church attacks | Fresh protest against Delhi church attacks |
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| Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have detained dozens of people who were protesting against recent attacks on churches in the city. | Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have detained dozens of people who were protesting against recent attacks on churches in the city. |
| The protesters blame the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for not doing enough to prevent or investigate the incidents. | The protesters blame the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for not doing enough to prevent or investigate the incidents. |
| The protest comes just weeks after an unexplained fire gutted a city church. | The protest comes just weeks after an unexplained fire gutted a city church. |
| Police say that they have provided security to more than 200 churches in the capital. | Police say that they have provided security to more than 200 churches in the capital. |
| Protesters carrying placards reading "Enough is Enough, What are police doing?" gathered outside the city's main church. | Protesters carrying placards reading "Enough is Enough, What are police doing?" gathered outside the city's main church. |
| Police said the protesters were detained as they were marching towards the residence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh in a high-security area where protests are not allowed. | Police said the protesters were detained as they were marching towards the residence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh in a high-security area where protests are not allowed. |
| "They have no permission to protest on the road. They can't just march to the home minister's residence. We have to protect the homes of VIPs,'' senior police officer MK Meena told NDTV news channel. | "They have no permission to protest on the road. They can't just march to the home minister's residence. We have to protect the homes of VIPs,'' senior police officer MK Meena told NDTV news channel. |
| The protesters accuse Hindu hardline groups of carrying out the attacks, but the police say there is no evidence. | |
| There have been five attacks on churches in Delhi since December. | There have been five attacks on churches in Delhi since December. |
| On Monday, unidentified people broke into a church and desecrated holy objects, reports said. | On Monday, unidentified people broke into a church and desecrated holy objects, reports said. |
| In December, hundreds of Christians protested in Delhi after a Catholic church was burnt badly in a fire. | In December, hundreds of Christians protested in Delhi after a Catholic church was burnt badly in a fire. |
| The police initially blamed the fire on faulty wiring saying it was caused by a "short-circuit", but after protests by Christian community, they registered a case against unnamed people. | The police initially blamed the fire on faulty wiring saying it was caused by a "short-circuit", but after protests by Christian community, they registered a case against unnamed people. |