India: Church Worker Knifed to Death in the Premise
Chennai, (SVM News), November 27, 2006: An employee of the St.Thomas Mount Church in Chennai, named Jacob (60 years old) was stabbed to death at the church shrine by an unidentified assailant on the evening of Sunday, 26th Nov. 2006. A large number of devotees gathered at the Church for the evening service at that time.
The victim Jacob, Tamil speaking man and a local resident of Butt Road, Tambaram in Chennai was managing sales of religious articles at the church.
He was knifed following a dispute over the price of an article, according to police. The assailant had come to the shrine at about 6.30 p.m. and had picked a quarrel with Jacob. But they could not immediately identify any other reason for the murder.
When the assailant began to attack him, Jacob took refuge in another room. The attacker followed and stabbed Jacob on the face, chest and abdomen. The assailant also threatened the shocked onlookers before fleeing.
A bleeding Jacob was rushed at once to a private hospital in Porur where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Letika Saran visited the spot and told reporters the police are investigating the case and would soon book the culprit as they have some strong leads.
SVM News Service reports that the Christian Ministers Council of India (CMCI) and the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) codemned the brutal killing of Jacob.
Pastor Paul Ciniraj,
Salem Voice Ministries.
http://salemvoice.org
The victim Jacob, Tamil speaking man and a local resident of Butt Road, Tambaram in Chennai was managing sales of religious articles at the church.
He was knifed following a dispute over the price of an article, according to police. The assailant had come to the shrine at about 6.30 p.m. and had picked a quarrel with Jacob. But they could not immediately identify any other reason for the murder.
When the assailant began to attack him, Jacob took refuge in another room. The attacker followed and stabbed Jacob on the face, chest and abdomen. The assailant also threatened the shocked onlookers before fleeing.
A bleeding Jacob was rushed at once to a private hospital in Porur where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Letika Saran visited the spot and told reporters the police are investigating the case and would soon book the culprit as they have some strong leads.
SVM News Service reports that the Christian Ministers Council of India (CMCI) and the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) codemned the brutal killing of Jacob.
Pastor Paul Ciniraj,
Salem Voice Ministries.
http://salemvoice.org
posted by Salem Voice @ 5:33 AM
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