Christian Attacks

Several Christians were injured when members of the Bajrang Dal, a Hindu right-wing group, attacked a Sunday prayer gathering at a pastor’s residence in Katihar district, in the central state of Bihar, on August 10, amid allegations of religious conversion activities, The Indian Express reported.

In collaboration with several civil society organizations, the Council for Social Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman organized a Solidarity Meet on Aug 9 at Azad Maidan to condemn recent attacks against minorities in India.

The Diocese of Balasore in Odisha is reeling after two Catholic priests, two nuns, and a catechist were violently attacked by a mob of around 70 Bajrang Dal members near Gangadhar village in Jaleswar Parish on August 6.

On Good Friday, April 7, 2023, Muslim gunmen attacked an elementary school building in the village of Ngban that houses approximately 100 displaced Christian farmers and their families and killed dozens.