MUMBAI: A group of unidentified men suspected to be from Sangh Parivar, barged into the homes of Christian tribals at Dasturipada in Palghar during Easter celebrations late on Sunday and attacked them with sticks. One of the tribals sustained a fracture in his hand, said an eyewitness. The Palghar police have registered a case. .Global council of Indian Christians(GCIC) has petitioned His Excellency Shri. Shankara Narayan the Governor of Maharashtra to direct the Maharashtra Government to give protection for poor Tribal christians and others in Thane

The attack comes three days after a mob disrupted Maundy Thursday prayer service at Devkuppada in Palghar. No arrests have been made in both the cases. Following Thursday's incident, police forces have been deployed in large numbers at Devkuppada, which is only 2 km from Dasturipada.