PHULBANI, India — A Hindu extremist in Adigar, Phulbani, Kandhamal district attacked a pastor’s hut and harassed his family Jan. 25, according to the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC). Jaleshwar Pradhan threw stones at the home of Pastor Patiba Mohan Kota while he was away, verbally abused his wife and pushed his daughters, shouting, “You Christians must not live here. It is not your land. The last time your houses were only damaged; this time all of you will be buried here,” the GCIC reported.
Though damage to the house was minimal, the pastor and his family were anguishing in fear as Hindu extremists have previously tortured him physically, causing partial loss of eyesight and hearing, reported the GCIC. The pastor was among those whose houses were destroyed during anti-Christian violence in 2008. Pradhan was booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, reported the GCIC.
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