On 4th August 2011, in Ramagundam a team of 5 Christians went for gospel work. One of the team members is writing verses like Jesus Saves etc., on Walls. At 4 p.m. they were writing on a big rock which is adjacent to a temple. The temple is not noticed by the team and totally not aware of the location as they are from Kakinada of East Godavari district. At that time the local RSS persons and other Anti Christian people came and abused them. They took the cell phones of the members and beat them very harshly. The mob asked the team members to clean the writing on the rock. The team members did the same. They man-handled even an on looker who is reading the verses written on the rock. They informed the police and police came and took the team members to the police station.
The team members told that Pastor Isaiah of Elakala palli gate colony of Godavari Khani has invited them from Kakinada. The sub inspector of police Mr. Srinivas Reddy (Ramagundam P.S.) summoned Pastor Isaiah also to the station. Along with the team members pastor Isaiah was kept in lockup. Totally 7 members ( 5 team members, one pastor one onlooker) were kept in lockup. F.I.R. was issued under section 153 A,143 r/w 149 of IPC which is a non bailable offence. After that Ramagundam pastors’ fellowship approached the police. The police officials told them to come next day morning as SI was not available. But already FIR had been issued.

In the morning of 5th August pastors’ fellowship approached DSP of Godavari khani who told that he can not order to leave the inmates as the matter has gone to SP(Superindent of Police) and higher authorities. Later the victims were presented before the local court at 4.30 p.m., A bail petition was filed by Christain Legal Association of India. The Hon’ble court sent the victims to district sub jai, Karim nagar. They are in jail until now (7.00 pm on August 6, 2011).The Sub Inspector was very quick to frame charges on the peace loving Christians and on their freedom of faith. We trust they will be that quick in catching the real thieves and anti-social elements too. The whole administration operating on a majoritarian attitude is so saddening.GCIC National secreatary for Public Affairs and Human Rights Brother Sam Paul pursued the case for rendering justice and peace to the Christian community in AP