Mudhol, Bagalkot (Karnataka): Pastor Sangappa Hosamani Shadrak (28), has been preaching the word of God during the last 8 years in Mudhol, Bagalkot District of Karnataka.  He lives with his wife, Shilpa,22) and an 8 months old boy child in Mudhol.   About 10 Kms  away from his residence, at the residence of a believer, Yellappa Hosamani , in a village called Rohi, he has been regularly  conducting the prayer services on Sunday mornings between 11 am and 1 pm during the last several years. As usual, they had also assembled today, Sunday, 21-8-2011, for the Sunday Worship Service.
But just while the worship service was on round about 11.30 a.m. we understand that about 20 Bajrang Dal activists attacked the congregation and desecrated the bread and wine which was being used for the worship, and also beat up Pastor Shadrak, whose face was badly wounded and who also lost one of his front teeth. We understand that the activists then dragged the pastor out of the house and took him to the Village “Katte” and tied him to the tree, after which they sent for the police from the Lokapura police station.    read more »