Juveniles arrested for church burglary

Two juveniles have been apprehended for allegedly breaking into a church, destroying the Holy Cross and decamping with the donation money at Rohini in north west Delhi, police said today.
"The incident took place yesterday and was captured in a CCTV camera installed in an adjoining school. Two juveniles were apprehended on the basis of the CCTV footage," Sanjay Singh, joint commissioner of police (Northern Range), said.
The juveniles aged 17 years live in a village in Rohini Sector 3 and had carried out a recee before committing the crime, a police official said.
The police said that the accused broke the glass panes, the Holy Cross and other items at St Basil church apart from emptying the donation box.

The matter was reported by Father George Kurian Thomas who discovered the theft when he came for prayers, they said.
According to police, a case of theft in a religious place was registered and 10 teams were formed to apprehend the accused.

The police officials, however, ruled out any communal angle behind the incident.
The duo has confessed that they committed the crime for money and there was nothing communal behind their act, police said.
In view of the incident, SHOs have been asked to step up the vigil around churches and PCR vans directed to regularly patrol areas.