Narayanpur church attack

Share on WhatsApp Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Telegram Share on Reddit Share on Email A Brief Report on the violence against the Church‐going Adivasi Community of Narayanpur and Kondagaon in Bastar, Chhattisgarh Summary A 6‐member team of CBA visited the church‐going community 2 of Narayanpur and Kondagaon on 24.12.2022, who had been driven out of their traditional villages and had taken shelter in the Indoor Stadium at Narayanpur following large scale violence against the community on 18.12.2022. Over 450 church‐goers from approximately 16 villages in Narayanpur and Kondagaon, a large majority of whom were women and young children, had sought shelter in the Indoor Stadium. Some of these had been beaten up and physically driven out of their homes by other villagers; while others had fled their villages out of fear after receiving multiple warnings, beatings and ultimatums to renounce the church. Most of these displaced people had been regularly going to church for the past 5‐8 years, but tensions have erupted only over the past few months following the formation of the BJP‐RSS backed Janjaati Suraksha Manch, which has been demanding the de‐reservation of “converted Adivasis”. In spite of the overwhelming understanding that this violence was instigated at the behest of the BJP/ RSS, almost everyone we spoke with affirmed that the village meetings where decisions were taken to oust the churchgoers were only attended by villagers from the village itself, and i...

A mob of hundreds of villagers vandalized a Catholic church in the Chhattisgarh state of India on Monday as tensions continue to rise between the area's indigenous people who follow an animist religion and Christians. Villagers armed with wooden sticks and iron rods barged into Sacred Heart Church at Edka village on Jan. 2, in the southern region of Narayanpur district, according to the Catholic nonprofit news agency The mob broke the church's windows and damaged the altar, crucifix, multiple pieces of furniture and statues. The villagers also vandalized a Marian grotto and a presbytery. This was a backlash to Christianity from locals who are opposed to the religion. Instead of peacefully being allowed to worship, the local villagers turned violent and left the church building in complete shambles. UCA News quotes parish priest Father Jomon Devasia to "The mob destroyed everything, the church and the presbytery," Devasia stated. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel promised action would be taken against the perpetrators of the vandalism. The chief held a meeting with the Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur to discuss the incident. "We discussed the serious threat Christians face in the state and the failure of the police and district officials to prevent targeted attacks against them," Archbishop Thakur told Christians in India, and around the world, are facing persecution that has only been increasing in recent years. Local police don't appear to be able to con...

A church being vandalized in Narayanpur of Chhattisgarh. By Muslim Mirror Chhattisgarh: BJP leader arrested after another church vandalization. On January 2, a group of tribals in the Narayanpur district staged a protest against what they claimed was the “forced conversion” of members of the tribal community to Christianity. The protest descended into violence, and a church was vandalized. Broken chairs and papers were seen scattered about in a video of the church, which was erected on the grounds of Vishwa Dipti High School in Narayanpur, just one kilometer from the district administrative center. A man was seen on another video damaging a statue of the Virgin Mary that had been placed on the church’s property. The incident also resulted in damage to another statue of Jesus Christ. In connection with the attack on a church inside a school and an assault on police officers on Monday, Narayanpur police detained five people on Tuesday, including a local BJP leader. Three separate FIRs have been filed by the police against unidentified individuals for rioting, assaulting police officers, and vandalizing a church. Narayanpur SP Sadanand Kumar sustained a head injury during the attack on the church on Monday. BJP leader Rupsai Salam, 55, Pawankumar Nag, 24, Atul Netam, 24, Ankit Nandi, 31, and Domendra Yadav, 21, are among those detained. The rest of them live in Bakhrupara, with the exception of Salam, who is from Remawand in Narayanpur. The police on Tuesday also prevented tw...

TCS Work From Office Rule: ‘Productivity is Hampered Because…’ - Say Employees; Two Things Worrying Staff Returning To Office – Know What © Provided by The Financial Express Narayanpur SP Sadanand Kumar suffered a head injury in the attack. (File Image) Five persons, including a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the church attack in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur city, reported The Indian Express. A church was vandalised during a protest by a group of tribals who also attacked police personnel on Monday. This happened after the group held a meeting to discuss religious conversions in the tribal-dominated Narayanpur in the afternoon, who then barged at the Viswadeepti School premises and vandalised the church. Narayanpur SP Sadanand Kumar suffered a head injury in the attack. The protestors then went on a rampage and carried out violent demonstrations in other places in the city, including Bakhrupara Bazaar, reported PTI. Those arrested have been identified as BJP leader Rupsai Salam (55), Pawankumar Nag (24), Atul Netam (24), Ankit Nandi (31), and Domendra Yadav (21). Except for Salam, who is from Remawand in Narayanpur, others are from Bakhrupara. Police have registered three FIRs under several sections of the Indian Penal Code for criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder on a government servant, assault on government servants, rioting, unlawful assembly, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, crimin...

Jan 02, 2023, 05:50PM IST Source: TOI.in Tribals took out protests against the conversion in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh. Protestors vandalised a church and the superintendent of police was injured during a protest. The region is facing protests for quite some time. Narayanpur is a witnessing conflict between tribals and Christian tribals since mid-December.

Narayanpur violence | Two local BJP leaders among 11 persons arrested till date The police focus is on two incidents — one in Gorra village where two groups clashed on Sunday, and the church attack in which a Superintendent of Police was injured a day later January 04, 2023 10:11 pm | Updated January 05, 2023 09:32 am IST - BHOPAL Chhattisgarh Police have arrested at least 11 persons — including the current and former district presidents of the BJP — in connection with separate, Among them, BJP leaders Rupsay Salam, 55, and Narayan Markam, 50, have been arrested in connection with Monday’s incident, in which Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadanand Kumar was injured and a church vandalised. Mr. Salam assumed charge as the BJP district president in October and since then, the duo have led several campaigns against Christian missionaries in villages across Narayanpur, sources said. This period has coincided with several violent incidents over the sensitive issue of religious conversions in the State. Several injured in attacks on Christians in Chhattisgarh Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) P. Sundarraj said that the duo and four others were arrested because they had called the meeting that was attended by 2,000 people, and later branched out into smaller marches, and one such group attacking the church. On the latest incident being linked to previous incidents of attacks on Christians or other clashes, Mr. Sundarraj said that, at present, the focus was on two...

The Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday arrested five persons, including a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, in connection with a mob attack on a church in Narayanpur district of the state on January 2, reported PTI . The The Indian Express. On January 2, a mob vandalised a church after a group of Adivasis held a protest against alleged illegal During Monday’s attack, police personnel were also injured. District Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar was among the police officials who were attacked. On Tuesday, the police registered three first information reports against unidentified persons for rioting, assaulting police personnel, and vandalising the church. Police have also registered an FIR on the clash between two Adivasi groups at Gorra village under Edka police station limits on January 1, Inspector General Sundarraj P told PTI. The FIRs have been registered under Indian Penal Code Sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 153 (a) (promoting enmity between different groups), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), reported PTI. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the police stopped two BJP MPs Santosh Pandey and Mohan Mandavi and MLA Shivratan Sharma from entering Narayanpur, citing security reasons. “The Congress government has been behaving like dictator and murdering democracy,” BJP’s Chhattisgarh unit chief spokesperson Ajay Chandrakar told PTI. “Stopping our l...