A crowd of nearly 500 Hindu villagers attacked a house church in Mangalwarapete village, Karnataka state, India, May 1.
Assailants molested some of the women among the 60 people present at the Sunday service and burned Bibles and other Christian literature.
The mob beat Pastor Paulraj Raju of King Jesus Church until he bled profusely. His wife and an elder of the church were also seriously injured in the attack.
Church Burned, Christians Attacked in Manipur, India
By Vinod at 2005-05-03 17:15:29
The Rev. S. Prim Vaiphei said a mob of 200 Hindus overpowered a police patrol and set fire to the Believer's Church on April 19. Damage to the building, still under construction after previous attacks, was estimated at around 445,000 rupees ($10,350).