KARAOTE, India — Pastor Ram Prakash, 52, was assaulted by Hindu extremists after crashing his motorcyle on his way home from visiting Christian families in Karaote village, Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
Late one morning in March, Prakash was riding his motorcycle home when he noticed men on motorcycles shouting obscenities as they followed him. The men chased Prakash and one of them hit the back of his motorcycle, severely injuring his leg. Yelling at him to stop telling people about Jesus, the radical Hindus got off their bikes and began to kick and beat him. Another eight men arrived who helped mock, push, slap and kick him.
Police took Prakash in for questioning and then to a local hospital. He sustained cuts on his head and hand, broken bones in his leg and abrasions over all his body, he said.
(MS)
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