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Jilted lover responsible for Agra church attack, claim police

Hindustan Times | By, Agra
Apr 24, 2015 03:53 PM IST

The Agra church attack case has almost been solved and a rickshaw-puller, who is supposed to be a jilted lover, is alleged to be the main culprit, police said on Friday.

The Agra church attack case has almost been solved and a rickshaw-puller, who is supposed to be a jilted lover, is alleged to be the main culprit, police said on Friday.



Miscreants had damaged two statues of Mother Mary and wrapped a dog chain around one of them in the attack on St Mary’s church here last week. The incident, occurring weeks after the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal, had strong repercussions across the country.

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Police said that the chain used by the suspect to tie his rickshaw was the one found tied around the Mother Mary statue pulled down at St Mary’s church.



A senior police official, on the condition of anonymity, said that the accused is reported to be a drug addict and had moved to Agra Cantonment railway station after damaging statues at the church.



The accused is supposedly a jilted lover and he might have damaged the statues in anger, the officer added.



Police is expected to hold a press conference on the incident later on Friday.

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