NEW DELHI — Police picked up two Christians attending a worship service in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, at the home of Jagdish and Grace Nayak Sept. 4 and detained them for four hours. A Hindu mob also threatened Atul David and Antar Singh with death if they worshiped with the Nayaks again.
About 40 policemen were deployed near the Nayaks’ house after an attack Aug. 21, in which the Nayaks and their 2-year-old child were assaulted by members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). At the same time, the state has repealed a 2002 ban on three-pronged trident spears, which some Christians fear may incite further attacks against them.
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