From correspondents in Tamil Nadu, India, 09:31 PM IST

A 41-year-old ex-employee of a Protestant church in the western suburbs here was arrested Saturday, a day after he allegedly disfigured the glass cage of a wall-embedded Bible, police said.

'The suspect, Yesuraj, admitted during questioning that he had a grudge against the institution's management for having sacked him after 23 years of service. He confessed that he destroyed the Bible's glass cage in a moment of anger,' a police official said.

Meanwhile, Director General of Police K.P. Jain ordered strict vigil throughout Tamil Nadu to prevent incidents based on personal enmity that could lead to communal disturbances.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)