Leader kidnapped in India, Christians waiting
6 March, 2008

India (MNN) ― It's happened again. It seems as though every week there are more reports of Christians being attacked in India. During Christmas, entire villages were destroyed. Last week, two churches were attacked and the pastors beaten. Now, Gospel for Asia is dealing with another tragedy.

Founder and President of Gospel for Asia KP Yohannan says Haresh Kujur, 49, was kidnapped in the state of Asam in Northeast India, the home to many radical groups. "They're anti-government and anti-Christians, and they kidnap people for the sake of getting money. Only in very few cases they do it for religious reasons," says Yohannan.

Kujur was kidnapped Saturday night as he was leading a youth service in his church in Assam, India. An anti-Christian extremist group in the area is thought to be responsible for the kidnapping. Yohannan says, "He's a senior pastor who's established quite a good number of churches. And obviously he has a larger profile in the community, and I believe that could be the reason why they have done it." the rest