SHIMOGA, India — Three young Christians visiting hospital patients — and four Bible students in a separate incident — were attacked and accused of “forced conversions” July 17 in India’s southern state of Karnataka. At least 20 extremists of the Hindu Sena attacked three Christians identified only as Daniel, 17; Manju, 21; and Umesh, 27, of the Harvest Full Gospel Church, accusing them of converting patients at the Megan Government Hospital in Shimoga district.
“The extremists took them to the Doddapete police station, where they were arrested for distributing Christian literature among the patients,” said Albert Lael, administrator of the All India Christian Council.
The Christians had been “praying for sick people and comforting them with gospel message,” Lael said.
They were released on bail July 22.
Also July 17, Hindu extremists in Bagalkot, another district of Karnataka, beat four students of the Gospel for Asia Bible College in Bijapur, who were distributing Christian literature.
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