Protestant Pastor beaten up by Hindu militants

Hindu militants broke into the house and interrupted the prayer meeting on Aug. 26.

New Delhi:  The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) has reported that a Protestant pastor in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh was beaten up by Hindu radicals on Aug 26.

Sunny Tyagi, who converted to Christianity and became a Protestant Pastor, was beaten up by Hindu radicals who broke into a private house where a prayer meeting was being held, GCIC President Sajan K. George reported to Agenzia Fides.

On August 26, around 8 am, Pastor Tyagi of the Church of the Assembly of believers was leading a liturgy in the house of a believer, when suddenly ten Hindu militants broke into the house and interrupted the meeting, threatened the faithful and started beating up the pastor, accusing him of proselytizing.

"The Pastor was not engaged in any criminal activity, and was not doing anything unconstitutional: he was beaten up for no reason. It is an act of gratuitous violence and a violation of religious freedom guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. The Global Council of Indian Christians strongly condemns the incident and calls on the national Commission for human rights to investigate and do justice," said Sajan K. George.

Source: Agenzia Fides