KUTABAGA, India — A mob of about 400 people stirred up by Hindu extremists belonging to the Bajrang Dal ransacked a Gospel for Asia Bible school Feb. 28 in the Indian village of Kutabaga, in the Jharsuguda district of Orissa state, attacking students and staff members. Five people were hospitalized from injuries in the attack, with one student in critical condition.
The mob, armed with sticks, axes and swords, damaged Believers Church and cut electric wires on the campus, which includes the 240-student Believers Church Bible College and office buildings. The roofs of some buildings were damaged. Many extremists left the campus after authorities arrived, but soon another group of Hindu extremists from the Sangh Parivar, a loose association of Hindu militant groups, came and began shouting the slogans, “Hail Lord Rama,” and “Hail Lord Bajrangbali.” At press time, no arrests had been made.
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