Christian groups in India are condemning attacks on four American missionaries in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on June 11.
The four American missionaries-Philip Allan, Clover Edward, Craig Allen and Richard Jenal-are from a Church of Christ congregation in North Carolina. They were attacked with clubs and swords on June 11 in Malsani, a suburb close to the western Indian commercial capital of Bombay, for being involved in a Bible reading session.
The police, instead of nabbing the attackers, bundled up the Americans and sent them back to the United States, saying they were violating visa regulations.
Indian law forbids those entering on a tourist visa to engage in preaching or religious activity. The missionaries refute the police theory, saying they were only in a Bible study.
Religion News Service