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Aug 22, 2023 · New Delhi: Members of some Hindu organisations on Sunday morning barged into a church in Delhi during prayers, ransacked it, and raised slogans inside the premises, a police complaint alleges.
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Aug 21, 2023 · A mob of nearly 20 people shouting “Jai Shri Ram” and hailing India as a Hindu nation vandalised a church and assaulted members of the Christian community in Delhi’s Tahirpur on Sunday.
Aug 22, 2023 · A mob, allegedly belonging to a Hindu organisation, barged into a church during prayers in Delhi’s Tahirpur early on Sunday. The mob allegedly ransacked the Zion prayer hall, vandalised it and also raised slogans inside the prayer hall.
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A 100-strong mob surrounded the police station in Delhi’s GTB Nagar for several hours and raised provocative slogans as the pastor and injured persons reached to file their complaint.
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NEW DELHI — Abhishek Donald was at church last month, playing the drums as usual, when he and fellow parishioners were attacked by a right-wing Hindu mob.
During the assault, a man wielding an iron rod broke the knuckles on Abhishek’s right hand and struck him on the back at least twice, turning his skin blue. His pinkie remains twisted, rendering him unable to play the drums properly.
That hasn’t stopped Abhishek, 16, from going back to church.
He was one of the few people at the Prarthana Bhawan Church in India’s capital region on Sunday, two weeks after the mob barged in.
The group of about 30 people attacked dozens of churchgoers, including women and children, the church's pastor, Satpal Bhati, said. The Aug. 20 assault on the Protestant church in northeastern Delhi took place less than 10 miles from where world leaders including President Joe Biden will meet this week for the annual summit of the Group of 20 economies.
“They came straight inside and started beating up people. They broke a chair, tore our Bible, busted the drums, and beat the kid’s hand with a rod,” Bhati said.
On Sunday, only about a dozen people sat on the carpeted floor at the Prarthana Bhawan Church, which before the attack had sometimes been packed with more than 100 churchgoers. A framed painting of the Last Supper was missing its glass.
“They trashed it,” Bhati said, “but then we tried to fix it up and put it back on the wall.”
Local police, who have been providing the church with guards since the attack, said Tuesday that one man had been arrested in connection with it.
Rock Robinson was not in the church during the attack, but it did not deter him from attending the service on Sunday.
“I’m never, ever scared,” said Robinson, 73, who has been coming to the church for almost a decade.
He expressed determination in the face of the attack, which he said was inevitable given the nationalistic Hindu fervor that has gripped the country.
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Aug 22, 2023 · A group of about 20 individuals proclaiming India as a Hindu nation allegedly vandalised a church in Delhi and physically assaulted members of the Christian community on Sunday, the local media...
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Aug 22, 2023 · A video, shot by one of the church members after the attack is doing rounds on social media. In the video, the furniture can be seen upturned, while damaged musical instruments can be seen lying on the floor of the prayer room.
