An attack on a prayer meeting in Jharkhand state that sent six people to the hospital on 4 September began when Hindu women entered the home where it was held and began insulting Christians.
By the end of the day, Hindu extremists with guns, axes, spades and clubs had broken the bones of Christians and beaten women unconscious, before threatening to finish them off if they continued worshipping Christ, a local pastor said.
About 30 people from the church had gathered at a house for a prayer meeting when some women entered and began verbally abusing the pastor and others. Shouting insults, the Hindu extremists took the pastor’s motorbike key, damaged the vehicle and dragged out the associate pastor.
