Hindu mob again attacks Christian compound

SIKARIA, India — Hindu extremists returned to the Gospel Echoing Missionary Society (GEMS) compound in Rohtas district, Bihar state, India, Sept. 25. They injured several Christians at the compound — which they had previously attacked Aug. 31, injuring at least 12 Christian residents — leaving one of them with a spinal injury that left him partially paralyzed. The mob hit a Christian doctor around the head and hands, breaking one of his fingers, and brutally beat another man before throwing him into a field. GEMS, the largest indigenous Christian missionary agency in Bihar, is based in Sikaria village, located about 200 kilometers — 124 miles — away from the state capital, Patna.