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Maharashtra – Hindu nationalists on Jan. 6 beat three Christians who were distributing Christian literature in Kolaphur district. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that Akhil Prasanna, Shiju Mathew and Thomas George of the Satveda Mission were distributing gospel tracts when they were surrounded by nearly 35 Hindu extremists from the Bajrang Dal. The nationalist extremists grabbed the tracts, tore them up, shouted profanity at the Christians and falsely accused them of forced conversion before taking them to the Rajawada police station. Officers forced them to pledge that they will cease any future Christian work, according to the GCIC. Pastor Johnson George, director of the Satveda Mission, told Compass that while the Christians were later running errands at a market, the extremists pounced on them and beat them, as well as kicked them, pushed them to the ground and stomped on them. The Christians rushed back to their campus in Nagadev and later went to Kerala for medical treatment. Prasanna and Mathew were discharged after treatment for minor injuries, but George underwent further treatment for backbone injuries at Sree Sankara Hospital, Changanacherry, Kerala, according to the GCIC. – BW
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