Phulbhani-Orissa
2nd June09.

Three Christian houses, burnt in Sirsapanga village of Kandhamal today late afternoon,

Suspected radicals set fire to the houses of Manoj Pradhan, Lankeswar and Sunil Digal in the Sirsapanga village in the Raikia area of Kandhamal district.

The mob was led one notorious .Dilu Mohanty, who is an accused in several murder cases carried out the arson and looting
The paramilitary forces guarding Christians still living in relief camps in India's communally sensitive Kandhamal district in Orissa will be withdrawn in June end.

The pullout comes as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom is scheduled to visit India in June to assess the government’s response to communal violence in states like Orissa,Gujrat and Karnataka

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier pleaded for security forces to stay to protect Christians until they returned to their homes. However, the proposal was rejected.DGP Manmohan Praharaj has also expressed apprehensions over the withdrawal of the forces, as attacks have continued against the Christian minority.