ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists attack Christians with the charges
of "forced conversions"  Kalva (Agenzia Fides) - An assembly of
faithful Christians was attacked yesterday, Sunday 27 October,
by Hindu extremists belonging to the Radical Group "Bajrang Dal"
in Kalva, Indian state of Maharashtra. As reported to Fides by
the Organization "Catholic Secular Forum" (CSF), a group of 35
Hindu militants armed with sticks and iron bars, animated by
religious fervor, broke into the hall of the Protestant
community "Assembly of God" and began to plunder and hit in an
indiscriminate way the faithful present, accusing them of
"forced conversions". Four Christians were seriously injured and
admitted to hospital. As Fides learns, some faithful denounced
the incident to the police, who arrested the five militants. On
6 October the same prayer hall had been the subject of an attack
and Pastor Arul Raj, who was leading the liturgy, was severely
beaten and dragged to the police station with false accusation.
After the incident,