When the believers came to his rescue the group started beating them up with rods and bicycle chains. The believers were threatened never to gather together again. Several of them are wounded and now in a local hospital. The police have registered a case but haven t done much since. I am attaching with this document two pictures taken in the hospital of the pastor and believers who are badly hurt.
Hindu militancy is very much on the increase.
Almost every day there is some incident of violence against Christians, Christian workers and churches. The press does not expose this. Only token statements and commitments are made when these and other issues relating to violation of Human rights and atrocities against minorities are brought to the notice of authorities. When churches are being torched and burnt down, instead of protecting the believers gathering for worship, laws are being enforced to remove all the thatched roofs. Several small buildings with thatched roofs that were used by small rural congregations are now left roofless.