Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Feb 21: Two person have been arrested in connection with the demolition of a prayer centre at Panjimogaru earlier this month.
The arrested accused have been identified as Latheesh (28), a resident of Bajpe, and Dhananjay (36), a resident of Kodikal.
Dhananjay (L) and Latheesh
Both have been produced in the court and sent to judicial custody.
Neither of them has any criminal record, police said.
The prayer center building, run by St Antony Church of Kulur, was razed to the ground on February 5. It is alleged that Shri Satya Korddabbu Seva Samithi, violating the stay order from the court, entered the compound of the prayer center and demolished the building, compound wall, and trees. An anganwadi was also being run at the premises.