Escalating violence against Christians in Chhattisgarh sparks concern

(Photo: Pixabay) Recent incidents in Chhattisgarh have highlighted a disturbing trend of increased violence and discrimination against the Christian minority. Multiple reports indicate a surge in attacks orchestrated by hardline Hindu groups, leaving the Christian community feeling vulnerable and unprotected. On 24 June, tribal Christians and other activists in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district staged a silent … Read more

Muslim cattle traders lynched by cow vigilantes in Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Unsplash/Ahsanization ?) A brutal assault by an alleged cow vigilante mob in Chhattisgar’s Raipur district on Friday resulted in the death of two Muslim men and severe injuries to the third. The victims, identified as Chand Miya, 23, Guddu Khan, 35, and Saddam Khan, were transporting buffaloes from Uttar Pradesh to Odisha when the horrific incident unfolded. … Read more

Tensions flare over burial denial to Christians in Chhattisgarh; points to larger malaise within tribal society

(Photo: Pixabay) In the village of Dhurguda near Jagdalpur, district Bastar, Chhattisgarh the death of a Christian man sparked a significant dispute over burial rights, highlighting the ongoing tensions surrounding religious conversions in the region on 22 May 2024. The deceased’s family faced strong opposition from villagers when they attempted to bury him on their … Read more

Incendiary remarks by BJP lawmaker spark uproar in Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Pixabay) A video that went viral on 27 April 2024 has ignited a firestorm of controversy involving Rikesh Sen, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Vaishali Nagar in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district. In the footage, reportedly captured during a Hanuman Jayanti event on April 24 at Patel Chowk in Durg, Sen … Read more

High Court upholds right to decent burial for Christians in Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Pixabay) In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Chhattisgarh has upheld the right of religious minorities to bury their deceased according to their faith and traditions. The court directed authorities to hand over the body of a 54-year-old Christian man to his son to allow a burial in their native village with police … Read more

Christians rally for justice amid ongoing attacks in Chhattisgarh

Christians rally in Raipur. (Photo: Masih Network/YouTube Screenshot) Thousands of individuals converged at Raipur’s Tuta Maidan, a designated place for demonstrations and strikes, to protest the inaction and apathy of the Chhattisgarh government on the issue of the systematic targeting of the Christian community in the state on February 28. The protest rally titled “Sanvaidhanik … Read more

Christians assaulted in Kunkuri, Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Pixabay) A group of Christian, including women, were physically assaulted by members of Hindutva organisations to the point where a pastor passed out and needed to be taken to the hospital. Hindutva is a religious nationalist philosophy that aspires to a Hindu nation. Mahesh Mahananda and several others, including women, were attacked on January … Read more

Twenty families recant their Christian faith due to extreme ostracism in Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Pixabay) The local villagers in Chhattisgarh pushed twenty families, totaling 70 to 100 members of a church, to renounce their faith and adopt a tribal religion during the first and second weeks of January 2024, according to reports. The pastor of Tirathgarh village in the Bastar district, Prem Das Andhkuri, told Christian Today that … Read more

Unprecedented win for BJP's sole Christian contender in Chhattisgarh election

Prabodh Minj. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot/Dainik Jagran) The BJP recorded an easy victory in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh in the recently concluded State Legislative Assembly elections bagging 54 seats out of the total 90, whereas only 46 were needed for government formation.   Among the list of wins on the BJP side, the unexpected triumph … Read more

Seven Christians hospitalised with serious injuries in Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Pixabay) In a vicious attack that occurred in Chhattisgarh earlier in July, seven Christians, including three women, suffered life-threatening injuries. All seven casualties were taken urgently to Jagdalpur’s main hospital. Christians in the village of Bhaganpal in the Bastar district “have been harassed since March this year,” a local pastor claimed in a conversation … Read more