REWA, India — Hindu extremists in a village in Madhya Pradesh, who have harassed and threatened local Christians, beat the grandparents and aunt of a 15-year-old girl March 22 when the Christian family refused to allow the group to rape her.
Shouting anti-Christian curses while drunk, nine members of the extremist group arrived at the home of Brij Gopal Saket in Bahera village, Rewa district, and demanded that he turn over his daughter Urmila so they could abuse her.
"I pleaded and reminded them that we are brothers from the same village and community," Saket said. "They deterred not, and told me that by becoming a Christian I am no more of their community."
The intolerant Hindus — who have threatened to kill other members of the community unless they stop worshipping Christ — got hold of Saket’s parents and sister while they were still outside and beat them with rods, sticks and stones, breaking his mother’s nose.
Area members of the group have continually harassed Christian women and denied Christians access to water from a government-installed hand pump.
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