Hindu extremists continue attacks against Christians in India

Published: 2005-11-01

NEW DELHI (CNS) -- Three nuns were attacked Oct. 25 in the latest violence against Christians in India's Rajasthan state. A Hindu fundamentalist spotted five nuns waiting for a bus near Kushalgarh. As the nuns were boarding, the activist and six friends from a nearby Hindu hostel pulled three of the nuns off the steps and attacked them with wooden sticks. On Oct. 16, the date for local celebrations marking the end of the Year of the Eucharist, Bishop Joseph Pathalil of Udaipur was stopped in his vehicle by Hindu extremists. Bishop Pathalil was heading to one of the celebrations in Kushalgarh, more than 130 miles from Udaipur. Police escorting the bishop chased the protesters away, but they stoned the bishop's vehicle on his return journey.

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