Minister of State for Home Haribhai Chaudhary also said that 239 incidents of theft in religious centres other than that of the Christian community were reported in the national capital in 2014.
Replying to another question, Chaudhary said there are 240 churches in Delhi and all officers concerned, specially DCPs and SHOs, have been directed to take care of security of these worship places.
The Minister said directors and management of these institutions have been requested to install CCTV cameras and deploy guards for the safety and security of these places.
At present, 161 churches have installed CCTV cameras. 54 churches have got installed CCTV cameras on the insistence of police, he said.
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