Raipur, Aug. 11 -- Tensions over religious conversions erupted into violence in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, when villagers in Hawachur allegedly attacked 36 people returning from church prayers, a senior police official said today.
Several persons, including women, sustained serious injuries in yesterday's violence, prompting a police investigation.
Hitesh Darro, son of injured Shanti Bai Darro, said the group had gathered for prayers at a local church when they were attacked on their way home. "We were targeted because of our faith. The entire village turned on us," he alleged.
Simon Digbal Tandi, state secretary of the Rashtriya Christian Morcha, claimed the victims were going about their routine after morning prayers when they wer...