Angry Hindus restore access to water, back off threat to deny food rationsNew Delhi, January 31 (World Watch Monitor) An uneasy calm prevails 20 miles east of Indias largest city, in a rural village where Hindus recently have twice attacked Christians, who in turn have agreed to stop holding meetings in a prayer hall. The first attack came Dec. 30, when Adivasi tribal Christians living in the village of Tamsai gathered for a worship service at the Yehovah Nisih Prayer Church. About 20 people burst in, said church member Bharat Patel. The intruders shouted that there is no place for worship meeting in the village for Christians, and if we want to pray, we should all go to Mumbai. (They) tore bibles and broke musical instruments and stared to beat us up, he said. Patel said his left ear was injured, and that three other members suffered injuries, one of them a severe cut on the head. The hour-long assault ended when area Christian leaders intervened and took the victims to the police to report the incident. The police, however, were of little help, according to Catholic Christian Secular Forum, a Christian-rights group based in Mumbai. Ravindra Yadav, a pastor in a neighboring area, said Christian men from Tamsai came to him seeking shelter because of death threats from the militants.read more: http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/india/article_2038321.html/
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