DSP Amarsinh Vasava said patrolling had been intensified in the village as a precautionary measure. He insisted, however, that the incident was not communal.

The Sindhai village populace comprises people of all major faiths. Last year, the Vansda town had witnessed clashes between Hindus and Muslims. But the recent Hindu-Christian clashes had had no impact on the taluka, though Sindhai is close to Unai, where Christians were reconverted earlier this year.