An Indian pastor and his son were beaten with sticks and clubs by a group of about 30 Hindu radicals while walking home from a prayer meeting, a rights group has reported. Pastor Ramesh Vasunia and his son, Rahul, were attacked by the group of radicals on July 10 in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, the pastor told the U.S.-based persecution watchdog International Christian Concern.
“The attack took place at around 5 p.m.,” the pastor said. “My son and I traveled about two kilometers by motorcycle from Pipplipara village after meeting at Chattar Singh’s house for prayer,” Vasunia said that what he didn’t know at the time was that there was an enraged mob of over two dozen people waiting for him and his son with sticks and wooden clubs. READ MORE
