The Home Ministry today sought a report from Delhi Police on the vandalisation of a church in the national capital which has led to outrage among the Christian community.
In a communication, the Ministry asked Delhi Police to send a report as early as possible informing it what steps are being taken to ensure safety of religious places across the city.
Delhi Police has also been asked to inform how many arrests have been made in attacks on religious places in the past six months, sources said.
The Ministry directed Delhi Police to ensure security of religious places, particularly of minority communities, by deploying additional forces in the vicinity of such shrines.
A senior officer of Delhi Police has also met Home Ministry officials and briefed about today's incident.
A detailed report from the Delhi Police is expected within a day or two, the sources said.
The incident at St Alphonsa church in South Delhi's Vasant Kunj took place at 1 am following which a case of theft has been registered. Police said a number of sacred items were damaged by unidentified persons.
This is the fifth such incident of a city church been targeted since November last year.
Last month, a church was vandalised in West Delhi's Vikaspuri area.
In December, the St Sebastian's Church in Dilshad Garden was partly gutted and the Christian community had alleged foul play in the incident.
