MUMBAI, India — Seven youths beat pastor Robert Kennedy of Bangalore in Karnataka state Jan. 7, after asking him to "pray for a sick friend." The pastor required 16 stitches to his head and back after the assault.
In neighboring Andhra Pradesh state, Hindu extremists beat two pastors on Jan. 6 and 7 after warning them to cease Christian activities in their villages. And Dec. 28, 2006, extremists beat Pawan Kumar, an independent pastor ministering near Bodhan, Telangana. The extremists entered the home of local believer Issac Raju and beat some 14 Christians, burning their Bibles and sound system.
About 50 Bajrang Dal extremists attacked a Christian couple, Rakesh Sen and Suman Sen, at about 8 a.m. Dec. 20 at their home in Lakarpur, Faridabad district. The attackers were upset at the couple for allowing New Life Fellowship church to meet in their home. on Dec. 17, a group of about 50 extremists from the Dharam Raksha Sena beat Philip Jagdalla, an independent pastor, and accused him of forced conversions in Raipur, in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
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