Andhra Pradesh, India : A church under construction was demolished by a group of Hindu radicals at Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh state on May 23,2010.

According to Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), The church was demolished by members of Hindu radical group Rashtriya Swayam Sevaks (RSS) and the incident took place at around 9 am.

News source reported that, the believers had secured all the necessary permissions from the concerned authorities for the construction of the church. But these Hindu radicals were not happy with the construction of the Church in this place and hence they attacked and demolished the church building and thereafter installed idol of a Hindu god hanuman inside the demolished church.

Pastor Vijay, the minister of the Church along with few believers approached the nearest police station for help, but the sad part was that the police refused to file a complaint against these Hindu radicals.

Global council of Indian Christians (GCIC) demanded Andhra Pradesh state Chief Minister Rosiah to extend protection for churches and Christians in the state.