The Hebbal police have placed a few parishioners under preventive detention for protesting at the St. Paul Hermit Church at Nagenahalli on Saturday.
The church was closed down by Archbishop Bernard Moras by an order on April 21, 2016, following a dispute about the bust of the recently deceased Fr. Chasara in the compound.
The parishioners were on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the reopening of the church. Of late, the protest had started gaining momentum.
Police detained the protesters stating that they had not obtained prior permission to stage the demonstration. “We are concerned about the health of the protesters. We would be in the line of fire in case of any eventuality during the protest,” a senior police officer said.
Union Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda visited the church in a bid to pacify the protesters.
