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According to government reports the violence resulted in at least 39 Christians killed and 3906 Christian houses completely destroyed. [40] Reports state, more than 395 churches were razed or burnt down, [41] over 5,600 – 6,500 houses plundered or burnt down, over 600 villages ransacked and more than 60,000 – 75,000 people left homeless.
In the Jaranwala church arsons, 26 Christian churches in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan were burnt down by acts of arson, and homes belonging to Christian families were looted and destroyed by rioters on August 16, 2023; Bible desecration was committed as well. [1][2] The attacks were carried out by mobs of Muslims who were enraged by allegations ...
The 2008 Kandhamal violence refers to widespread violence against Christians purportedly incited by Hindutva organisations in the Kandhamal district of Orissa, India, in August 2008 after the murder of the Hindu monk Lakshmanananda Saraswati. [1] According to government reports the violence resulted in at least 39 Christians killed. [2]
The villagers claimed that the attackers used kerosene and petrol. 147 Christian houses were entirely burned down during the attack. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] Other reports stated that 157 houses were burnt down. [ 11 ] [ 6 ] [ 9 ] The remaining houses of the Christians in the villages were looted and it was reported that none of the Christian houses in the ...
On December 26, a mob of 500 armed with tridents, iron bars and heavy-sticks set fire to a church on Waki, [48] a tribal Christian and his family members were assaulted in Galkund. On the same day at about 12:30 a.m, a mob pelted stones on several Christian houses in Divan Temrun Village.
For 2012, [11] there were 93 deaths in India from many incidences of communal violence (or 0.007 fatalities per 100,000 people). Of these, 48 were Muslims, 44 Hindus and one police official. The riots also injured 2,067 people, of which 1,010 were Hindus, 787 Muslims, 222 police officials and 48 others.
2023–2024 Manipur violence. Indian Army. On 3 May 2023, ethnic violence erupted in India 's north-eastern state of Manipur between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal community from the surrounding hills. [ 48 ] According to government figures, as of 3 May 2024, 221 people have been killed in ...
The Weeping crucifix in Mumbai is a statue of the crucified Jesus in Mumbai (Bombay) which attracted widespread attention in 2012; when a constant stream of water began to seep from its feet. Some of the local Catholic Christians believed the incident to be a miracle; a skeptic-rationalist and atheist author Sanal Edamaruku, provided evidence ...