NEW DELHI — A mob of Hindu extremists violently attacked a prayer meeting in the town of Indore in India’s north-central state of Madhya Pradesh Aug. 21. At least 10 people, including women and a 2-year-old child, were injured. The attack seemingly targeted Jagdish and Grace Nayak, independent Christian workers who are awaiting trial on charges of forced conversion.
“About 50 people allegedly belonging to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh threw stones at the prayer room, where about 15 people were praying, and beat them up,” Indira Iyengar, a member of the Madhya Pradesh State Minorities Commission, told Compass Direct, news service.
The attackers ransacked the room, tearing Bibles to pieces, and brutally beat up the Nayaks and their infant child. They identified three of the attackers, though at press time they remained at large.
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