Radicals threaten Bangalore Pastor, family – flee or face death

In a relentless attacks on Christians in Karnataka an evangelical Pastor in Bangalore and his family were threatened by Hindu militants to close their Pentecostal church and leave a suburb of Bangalore or to face death.

Dr. Sajan George, the President of advocacy group Global Council of Indian Christians, said: "Pastor Koshy Thomas and wife Elcy Thomas, both in their 30s, and daughter Tincy, 8, and son Jason, 2, were moved to a safer place after receiving threats this weekend in Yelahanka, where they have been living for five years."

"The pastor and his wife have a church close to their house, and have been conducting worship service of the Indian Pentecostal Church for about one year serving about 50 believers," he added.

The militants believed to be the Hindu radical group 'Hindu Ikyavedi', threatened to burn the Pastor family to death if they do not vacate the house and stop worship.