The District of Bastar in India’s Chattisgarh state has been witnessing an increase in violence against Christians, with the latest attack on Saturday "We demand the immediate arrest of the Hindu radicals responsible for the brutal and unprovoked attack against 12 innocent Christians", made on October 25 in Chhattisgarh, Sajan George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) demand of State Authorities. The attack took place in the village Madota when a small group of believers scheduled a meeting with officials of the local administration to discuss a High Court appeal by Christian groups in the area of Bilaspur against the ban on Christian missionaries issued in some villages of the district. Instead of officials, about 40 activists of the radical Hindu group Bajrang Dalturned up and attacked the Christians with sticks and knives, accusing them of practicing forced conversions. Sajan George told AsiaNews the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act 1968 is in fact an anti-conversion law, which is repeatedly abused by Hindu fanatics to arrest and imprison Christians, on trumped up charges. (Source: AsiaNews)
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