Hindu activists injure Pastor and burn church in Bhadwadi village

A Pastor and family traveling to their church in Bhadwadi village was attacked by 150 activists belonging to VHP/RSS who severely injured the pastor and burnt their church which had grouped more than 500 believers at the time of the incident.

According to Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), on 16th morning, Pastor Virendra Singh (50) with Bhavana Singh (45) and daughter Rushali Singh (14) were on their way to their church in Bhadwadi village while around 150 activists belonging to the BJP/VHP attacked them and beat them severely. They accused the Pastor for converting people to Christianity.

The pastor told GCIC that he was thankful to God for saving them with just few injuries and scars.

The activists, after injuring the pastor burnt the church and destroyed it, said GCIC. Religious books, Bibles, Christian literatures, Musical instruments etc were completely destroyed.

"The 500–600, who were present in the church, ran out panicked, crying with fear. They somehow managed to help the sick believers escape from the church," quoted GCIC.

Surprisingly, it is the second time–the pastor is registering a case against the activists. On September 7th, the pastor requested police protection due to receiving death threatens from the same activists.