Pratibha Patil, Indian president
The Hindu radicals have continued their assaults on the Christian population with the recent dehumanizing treatment given to a Christian woman in Orissa, India, a thing that should be of a very serious concern to the rest of the world.
Regional Manager of Africa and South Asia, International Christian Concern (ICC) (http://www.persecution.org/) Jonathan Racho in a statement said that Hindu radicals severely beat a pregnant Christian woman, Sonadei while she was attending the funeral of her infant daughter.
He noted that the radicals, who refuse to allow Christians to be buried in the village, attacked several other Christians at the funeral with machetes and sticks.
“At the time of this reporting, Sonadei, the assaulted pregnant woman, was bleeding heavily. She has not received any medical attention because there is no hospital in Bendaguda, the village where the attack occurred,” he said.
According to him, one Pastor Vijay KumarVijay Kumar, who was also attacked at the funeral, told how victims are panicked and hiding in a house with the decomposed body of the baby, fearful of what might happen to them next adding that he earnestly requested prayer.
“Our hearts are broken to hear the plight of Sonadei and the other assaulted Christians. It’s very sad that she has to suffer this assault on the day when she was mourning the death of her baby girl, Racho also stated.
He said that this outrageous and inhumane act by Hindu radicals must not go unpunished and that they’re urging Indian police to immediately move to the area, protect the Christians and arrest the perpetrators.
He further stated: “Please pray that Sonadei and her unborn child will survive and get the medical attention they need. Also pray for the rest of the Christians who are now in hiding. Please call the Indian embassy in your country and politely ask the Indian officials with these numbers (Indian Embassies USA: (202) 939-7000, UK: 020 7836 8484 or 020 7632 3123, Canada: (613) 744-3751) to send police to the village of Bendaguda and protect the Christians.”
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