More than a thousand Christians from across denominations took part in a peaceful protest march in Hazaribag Diocese, in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, on August 17 under the banner of the One in Christ Committee.
Father Rajat Ekka (61), the Parish Priest of Chainpur, from the diocese of Gumla, was found dead inside the well on October 27 morning in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, India.