Hyderabad, Jan. 30 -- Christian tribal community members were allegedly assaulted, harassed, and barred from holding prayers after a Hindutva mob entered the church in Kapena village of Odisha's Nabarangpur district on Sunday, January 25.

According to The Times of India, the mob used loudspeakers to issue threats, warning Christians that the church would be demolished and that 30 tribal families who had converted would be expelled from the village if they continued their religious practices.

The reported quoted local resident, Tuna Santa, stated that when devotees questioned why they were being asked to stop praying, the accused reportedly locked the church from the outside and forcibly made everyone leave.

UCA News reported that the m...