Tear Gas on Hindu Mob to Protect Christians
A scuffle between a Catholic and a Hindu boy has sparked a violent attack on a Catholic parish in the troubled district of Jhabua in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, India, earlier in the month.
by Maria Mackay
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

A scuffle between a Catholic and a Hindu boy has sparked a violent attack on a Catholic parish in the troubled district of Jhabua in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, India, earlier in the month.

Fr PA Thomas, secretary to the bishop of the Jhabua diocese, told the US-based human rights group International Christian Concern that a mob of 300 Hindu fundamentalists pelted the houses of Catholics with stones and attacked them with knives and batons at around 9.30pm on 16 April in Thandla area of Jhabua district.

The attack left at least 11 Catholics injured, including three women. Two young victims, Raju Meda, 16, and Rakesh Amaliyar, 22, remain in a hospital in neighboring Gujarat state’s Vadodara district while nine more are recovering in their respective homes. the rest