Pastor Assaulted by Hindu Extremists

On July 20, Pastor Abraham was assaulted by Hindu extremists in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. “During a worship service at Friends Mission Prayer Band Church, in Konvallichawla village, 20 members of a radical Hindu group assaulted Pastor Abraham in the presence of his family and congregation. During the attack the mob destroyed all the Christian literature in the church, including Bibles.” The mob later took Pastor Abraham to a police station to have him arrested. “Due to the intensity of the attack, Pastor Brown collapsed at the police station. He was taken to a local government hospital where he is undergoing treatment for trauma,” .