New Delhi: In the letter written to the Prime Minister, the President, the Delhi Chief Minister and the Delhi Police, A Free Church, located on the Parliament Street here, has claimed a threat from "illegal occupants". The priest of the church claimed that the "illegal occupants", who have been living in the area for years now, raised Hindutva slogans inside the premises.

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The church priest claims to have CCTV footage of the incident and the same has been handed over to the Delhi Police’s DCP Madhur Verma.

According to the Times Now reports, following the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka last month, the Delhi Police asked the church authorities to take necessary precautions. Following that, the church closed the gate that used to open on the Jantar Mantar side. It is then that the problem started.

The "illegal occupants" insisted on trying to enter from the main gate despite being asked to come from the back side. In the letter, the church claimed that threatening dialogues were exchanged during this tussle and that they were living in fear.

The church has also demanded action against these occupants and sought for the security from the police.

"We prohibited entry of their vehicle from the main gate of the campus. While several church members were present, the incumbents had no fear and attempted to break down the gate and incite violence within the church," the letter stated.

However, the Delhi Police tried to play down the issue, saying the situation was not like the church has to try to portray. "The management of the church is having a dispute with residents who live inside the campus since more than 100 years. The church management tried to close the gate which is on Jantar Mantar side and residents were opposing it," said the police.

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