Indian believer jailed for ‘crime’ of praying for a friend in hospital and getting beaten up

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) — In another bizarre police interpretation of Indian law, a Christian believer who went to pray for his sick friend at a local hospital, and was then beaten up by a Hindu radical, has been charged for this terrible “crime”.

You would imagine that the man who did the beating would have been the one who was arrested, but that logic often doesn’t work in India. Read the rest of this entry »

Pastor and wife attacked by Hindu radicals in Karnataka state, India

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) — A pastor and his wife were brutally attacked and beaten up by a group of Hindu radicals at Mysore in Karnataka state, India, on Monday, December 14.

According to the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), the attack took place when a group of 10-15 men allegedly belonging to a Hindu radical group. Bajrang Dal, barged into the house of Pastor H.T. Manjunath (26) and began insulted him and his wife Saraswati (24) and then falsely accused them of forced conversion. Read the rest of this entry »

Christian believer assaulted in Karnataka State, India

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

KARNATAKA, INDIA ANS — Nearly 20 members belonging to the Hindu radical group called Bajrang Dal attacked the house of a Christian believer and accused him of “forceful conversion” at Mangalore in Karnataka state on November 3. Read the rest of this entry »

Prayer meeting attacked, pastor, wife and their one year old son severely beaten

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

CHHATTISGARH, INDIA ANS — A group of 100 Hindu radicals stormed into a worship service and attacked the pastor, his family and the congregation at Bastar district in Chhattisgarh state, India on November 1. Read the rest of this entry »

Indian House Church attacked and Pastor, along with others, detained in Karnataka state

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

KARNATAKA, INDIA ANS – A group of Hindu radicals attacked an Assemblies of God House Church during a worship service and the pastor, along with few others, were detained for alleged false charges of “forceful conversion” on Sunday, October 25 at Hubli in Karnataka state, India. Read the rest of this entry »