Thu, 19/11/2009 - 12:57pm Pastor and believers assaulted in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh, 19th November 2009: Pastor Anjal Kumar Netam (35) his wife Sonam (30) and Church Believer Mr. Dhanshu (34) were assaulted on 1st November 2009, at around 9:30 am during the service conducted in the church at Fuka Girola village, Chattisgarh, which is 30 kilometers away from Konda town and 250 kilometers from Raipur. A mob of 50 Hindu radicals from various extremist’s groups like the Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena disrupted the church service by shouting slogan of Jai Shri Ram. They criticized the Christian believers of their beliefs and falsely accused them of forced conversion.

Christian believer, Mr. Dhanshu was selected at random by the mob and beaten viciously thus causing his left ear to bleed. Pastor Anjal Kumar seeing this came forward to resolve the matters with the Hindu fanatics by peacefully talking to them. This aggravated the extremist and they beat up pastor and threatened to kill him. Terrified pastor’s wife Sonam came to rescue pastor but she was not spared, they slapped her, they snatched away her son (1) from her arms and threw him aside. Pastor Anjal Kumar was beaten for more than an hour. They tore his shirt, snatched the gold chain he was wearing and robbed 3000 Rs from his purse. Pastor Anjal Kumar was seriously injured and suffers from serious internal injuries.

Ashutosh Pandey (37), head of Bajrang Dal group filed a complaint against the believers to the Konda police station .The police arrived and took pastor, his Wife Sonam and his son to the station.

Pastors from Jagdalpur got the permission from the police to take Pastor Anjal Kumar to the RNT Hospital in DNK colony in Konda Town. Pastor was in the hospital for a week and 5 days later the police took Anjal report.

Please pray for Pastor Anjal Kumar and his family.