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Mysore- (Karnataka) -10-4-11: About 25 Bajrang Dal Activists mounted an attack on the New India Church of God on Veena Sheshanna Road at Mysore today, 10-4-11, at 11 a.m, while the Sunday morning service was on. Pastor Vinod M. Chacko was conducting the prayer service and about 75 believers were present in the church when the Hindu Fundamentalists barged into the church, forcibly stopped the service and began abusing the believers, using the filthiest language. Then they telephoned to the K.R. Police Station complaining against alleged forcible conversions of Hindus to Christianity. Sub Inspector Srinivas along with half a dozen constables soon arrived at the church in their police jeep and arrested Pastor Vinod M. Chacko (35), his wife Asha (28), Assistant Pastor Sabu (30) and Believers - Simon(33) and Sayazu (32), and took them all to the police station. The police also seized a number of vehicles, a car belonging to the church, 3 cars, 4 jeeps and 7 two-wheelers belonging to the believers.

In the meantime, we understand, that the Fundamentalists and the police kept all the believers, including 20 women and 10 children, locked up in the church and began taking down all the details about them, like their names, house addresses, and whether they are real believers or being paid to attend the church services etc. The Inquiry has been going on till late into the evening, both at the church as well as in the police station. It is also learnt that some more believers were arrested in the afternoon. They are – Vinay Karji, Puneeth Karji, Belwin, Ethiraj, Mahesh, Chetan, Pradeep and Jeevan.
The GCIC Coordinator, Mr. Wilfred, is in touch with the police. The GCIC has also appointed Advocate Karimullah Sharief to appear on behalf of the pastors and the believers detained in the police station. The New India Church of God is a part of the Lord’s Ministry, and the church has been actively carrying on with its ministry work during the last six years. Please pray for them.