THOMAS NAGAR, India — Police hostility toward Christians in India continued as officers in Tamil Nadu reviled two Christians for their faith and seriously injured them, sources said.
The two Christians, A. Rethinakumar and C. Nova of Jesus Redeems Ministry, were traveling by motorcycle in Thomas Nagar on Nov. 3, 2015, when two policemen stopped them and began verbally abusing them, according to attorney T. Hubertson, who submitted a petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) about the assault.
“The two policemen were heavily drunk and calling the Christians ‘sons of prostitutes,’” Hubertson said. “They told the Christians to remove their helmets and started punching them in the face.”
On Nov. 22, 2015, NHRC registered a case against the two officers for assault. Police officials, however, have not taken any action against the assailants, sources said.
(MS)
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