BELAGAVI: In a shocking incident, an unidentified man with a sword tried to attack Father Francis D'Souza, parish priest of St Joseph Worker Church located at Bauxite Road in Belagavi on Saturday afternoon. However, Father Francis escaped the attack without any injury.
According to Fr Francis, a man wielding the sword jumped from the fence wall of the church and entered the first floor at around 3:15 pm. He was hiding in the room and attempted to assault Fr Francis. Fortunately, he escaped the attack. Later, the attacker jumped the wall and managed to flee.
The church priests called the APMC police station and the police team arrived at the church premises. According to sources, the attacker's entry into church premises is recorded on CCTV and the police is expected to trace him soon..