Miscreants damaged and looted a prayer hall, and robbed silver jewellery and cash from two Christian women and a man, reports said.

In an FIR lodged with the Garwada police station, one Ramsinhbhai Malabhai Bhil accused three men -- Ratnabhai Gevlabhai Vahonia, Bhikhabhai Ratnabhai Vahonia and Ramanbhai Ratnabhai Vahonia -- among others, of the violence.Talking to Express Newsline on Wednesday, District Superintendent of Police K L N Rao said the incident had been triggered by the alleged of some converts to Christianity to contribute to a village festival.

``Senior police officials reached the village as soon as they received the information'', he said, adding that the three accused and eight others had been arrested.