The Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar suffered a gashing head injury during the incident. According to sources, two tribal groups, the Sarv Adivasi Samaj and the converted villagers, had been at battling over religious conversion.<\/p>\n
The converted people blamed the others for troubling them after they converted. The opposing group took out a rally on Monday and alleged that the conversions were forced and done by allurement, which the converted group denied.<\/p>\n
The crowd participating in the rally became wild and vandalized a church at Bangalpara. The crowd was undeterred by the presence of police, SP Sadanand Kumar was also attacked. Kumar said that the people were told to protest peacefully when some of them charged toward the church and broke religious idols.<\/p>\n
Kumar added that he, along with the police, pacified the agitators when someone attacked him from behind, causing a head injury. The SP apprised that the situation has been brought under control and both sides have been separated.<\/p>\n
Christians are concerned about the many incidents where Christian churches and idols are attacked<\/a> and destroyed. This news is sending shock waves across minorities due to rising attacks on them.\u00a0 It is apparent to all that the attackers do not even fear the law and its consequences, which is why they are getting bolder.<\/p>\n