NEW DELHI, India — The widow of a Christian man killed for his faith in India has fled the village to save her life.
Five other Christian families followed suit, fearing the same fate, reported Morning Star News.
Jime Kawasi left Kapanar village in India’s Chhattisgarh state in May after seeing her husband, Kosa Kawasi, 22, be killed by a mob.
Roughly 20 villagers — some of whom were Kosa Kawasi’s relatives — beat and stabbed him to death May 4 for refusing to renounce his faith and return to Hinduism, a source said. Jime Kawasi also was attacked.
Relatives had grown angry with Kosa Kawasi because villagers were prohibiting anyone with Christian family members from offering the season’s first mango harvest to gods.
The day after the slaying, two of Kosa Kawasi’s relatives were arrested.
For months, Kosa Kawasi had received death threats over his faith in Jesus Christ and had reported them to police to no avail, sources told Morning Star.
India is No. 11 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
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