According to the police, up to 27 people—ten of them minors—were detained on Saturday, February 24, in relation to the priest who was struck by a car at a church in Kottayam, Kerala, one day earlier. Following a farewell party, the boys—all standard 12 students—went to St. Marys Forane church in Poonjar on Friday afternoon to take pictures, according to an Erattupetta police station officer. The students drove their own automobiles there, making loud noises as they revved them inside the chapel.More on the incident at hand! According to the police, the priest objected to it and requested that they leave, stating that prayers were being done at the church. The priest attempted to lock the church doors when the students refused to obey. When the students realised the gates were closing, they attempted to speed outside in their cars, and they said that during that endeavour, one of the cars accidentally knocked down the priest.Arrests were made Ten of the 27 people who were placed under arrest were children, and they were going to appear before the Juvenile Justice Board. The remaining 17 were apprehended their arrests were documented, and they will appear before a magistrates court to be remanded to detention.The police reportA case has been filed against them under the Indian Penal Codes sections 307 (murder attempt), 447 (criminal trespass), and 324 (voluntarily causing harm by dangerous weapons or means). According to authorities, all eight of the students automobiles have been impounded.According to a statement released by KCBC, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, the president of the Kerala Catholic Bishop Council (KCBC), denounced the act and stated it had horrified the entire Kerala society.According to the statement, he called the event a heinous attempt to interfere with the churchs prayers.It reported that the cardinal insisted on punishing the offenders. According to the statement, he also claimed that it was a covert attempt at disrupting the communal harmony in the state. After being struck by the car, the priest was taken to a private hospital where he is reportedly receiving stable care.
