NDTV: Christians Attacked, Arrested in Maharashtra

EFI NEWS:Christians Attacked, Arrested in Maharashtra and Karnataka

EFI NEWS:Christians Attacked, Arrested in Maharashtra and Karnataka November 18, 2008: Pastor, Believers attacked in Maharashtra A mob of about 20 Hindu Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Shiv Sena on November 15 accused a pastor of forced conversion, stripped and beat him up till he felt unconscious in Bhayander, Mumbai, Maharashtra. According to EFI source, at around 12:30 p.m., the extremists barged into the Church of God shouting slogans “Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra”, vandalized the church and assaulted Pastor Philip Fernandez. They beat up the pastor till he felt unconscious and 20 believers who were attending the prayer meeting were also confined. The NDTV, a national television channel, telecast the incident on Sunday. The extremists also falsely accused the Christians of distributing gospel tracts whereas the believers were giving out flyers for a peace convention to be held. The police have arrested 15 attackers under Section 143,147,148,149,451,427 and 323 of the Indian Penal code.  more