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Prayer Meeting Attacked, Pastors and Participants Beaten and Jailed
By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service CHHATTISGARH, INDIA (ANS) — A group of 30 radical Hindus belonging to Shiva Sena (Army of Shiva) and Bajrang Dal, a right-wing Hindu organization which is the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), attacked a prayer meeting at Korba in Chhattisgarh on Friday, January 22, 2010, injuring three pastors and a dozen believers. According the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), an advocacy group, the attack took place at about 8.30 PM as the prayer meeting progressed. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, HIndu, India
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 entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, HIndu, India
