KOTA, India — Unidentified youths July 6 allegedly tried to molest girls and launched an arson attack on the orphanage of Emmanuel Mission International (EMI) in the Kota district of India’s Rajasthan state.
The incident took place at 2 a.m., when at least six youths tried to enter the girls’ dormitory at the orphanage, Saji Kutty of EMI told Compass Direct news service. The girls woke up and shouted, after which the youths threw stones at the window. Later they set a tire on fire and threw it inside the generator room, destroying a generator panel and transformer.
Police refused to file a First Information Report on the incident. At the same time, the Rajasthan Patrika newspaper July 7 reported that the Rajasthan High Court had issued a warning to the Social Welfare Department and its director, Madan Dilawar, in a petition charging him with instigating people against minorities, including Christians.
Acknowledging that Dilawar had been involved in targeting Christians even before he became a minister, the newspaper reported that he intensified attacks after taking charge of the department.
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