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Tuesday, 13 May 2008

ImageNew Delhi: A group of Hindu fanatics beat up a worker belonging to the Maharashtra Village Ministries at Joadmoha of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra on 13 May 2008. The police failed to take action against the culprits till the filing of this report.

Rev DB Kulothungan, General Secretary of Maharashtra Village Ministries (MVS) said the incident happened when a group of villagers numbering around 30 came to stop a prayer meeting held at Shrikant Chandekar's residence on 13 May 2008. When Shrikant refused to stop the prayer meeting, he was beaten up by the culprits.

Shrikant went to Joadmoha police station to lodge a complaint against the culprits the same day. But the police did not take any action to protect Shrikant and his church members.

Desh Pande, Head Constable of Rural Police Station, Yavatmal in Maharashtra said a FIR No 238/2008 with non-cognizable case had been filed against the culprits under 504 and 505 section of the India Penal Code.

According to aicc Legal Secretary Lanshinglu Rongmei, beating up a Pastor and disturbing a religious gathering is a cognizable offence and the police are supposed to pick up offenders immediately and take action without any warrant from the court. “Making the cognizable crime as non-cognizable is the mischief done by Joadmoha police against the Christian community. This kind of approach will only help Hindu fanatics attack the Christian minority more,” she said.

Prakash Tode, Field Coordinator of MVH, has appealed to the Maharashtra State Minority Commission through its Vice Chairman Dr Abraham Mathai to look into this matter. The Christian community in Maharashtra continues to face discrimination from the Sangh Parivar. In May 2007, two Pastors belonging to the Friends Missionary Prayer Band were beaten up by Hindu fanatics in the presence of TV camera, dragging them out with the police on duty watching them as silent spectators.
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