One arrested in church attack case, none in nun' assault: Modi seeks reports

Hisar Superintendent of Police Saurabh Singh said Anil Godara,  the main accused in the church attack incident was arrested.

He said that the accused will be produced before a court and police would seek his remand.

"Further investigations in the case are under progress and search is on for remaining accused," he said.

An under-construction church in Kaimri village in Hisar was vandalised by a group of people and the cross placed there was replaced with an idol of Hanuman, triggering tension.

Father Subhash Chand of Williwarsh church lodged a complaint against 14 people, following which a case was registered by police under several sections.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed "deep concern" over the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal's Nadia district and the vandalisation of a church in Haryana.

He also sought reports on both of the incidents that kicked up uproar across the country with the opposition taking up the issue to assail the government in Parliament.

"PM is deeply concerned about the incidents in Hisar, Haryana and Nadia, West Bengal," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

"PMO has asked for immediate report on facts & action taken regarding the incidents in Haryana & West Bengal," the tweet said.

In West Bengal, shops and schools  were closed at Ranaghat in Nadia district on Tuesday in protest against "police inaction" following early Saturday's incident in which a septuagenarian nun of a convent was gang-raped by robbers.

The miscreants also robbed Rs. 12 lakh and valuables before escaping.

Demanding that the culprits be immediately arrested, local people barred the way of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's vehicle on Monday as she visited the area and detained her for more than an hour.

So far, police have detained 10 people for questioning but no arrests have been made even though the CCTV footage of four of the robbers has been made public.