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Amritsar, August 24

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The Majitha road police have arrested a woman on the charge of hurting religious sentiments.

Hasneet Kaur, a resident of Manjewali village in Gurdaspur, had allegedly stolen a sprinkler, pyx and a cross from the Saint Patrick church on Fatehgarh Churian road here on Thursday.

Johnpal, a resident of Nangali Bhatha area on Fatehgarh Churian road, said that he was president of Saint Patrick Church. He said on Thursday, an unknown woman stole the sprinkler, pyx and a cross from the church which were kept in a box. The Father (priest) found these religious items used in prayer missing from the box while he was preparing for it. The entire incident was captured in CCTV cameras.

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Following the complaint, the police registered a case of sacrilege and hurting religious sentiments against the unidentified suspect.

The Police Commissioner, Ranjit Singh Dhillon, said that taking a serious view of the incident, the police teams identified the suspect and arrested her. Further probe was underway to ascertain the motive behind the incident.

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