BANGALORE, India — In their campaign against Christians, Hindu extremists in India are increasingly relying on a key weapon: police officers.
Local police in Bangalore recently arrested and harassed five workers from the Indian Church of Christ after Hindu extremists attacked the Christians Nov. 19 in the capital of Karnataka state. Police from the Indira Nagar police station arrested the five Christians but allowed the attackers to go free.
Human rights activists have long been calling for reform in the police system. “The police, who are supposed to protect all citizens from criminal assaults, are often found to be conniving with the ruling government to organize religion-related violence or harass the victims, hoping to get bribes,” said a representative of the Christian Legal Association.
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