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  • Pastor's Family Forced into Hiding
    Sarla Mangala - Photo: Morning Star News www.morningstarnews.org
    Patram's wife, Sarla,
    after the attack.
    Photo: Morning Star News

    A retired pastor and his family in northern India have been badly beaten and forced into hiding after police recently sided with their attackers. Patram Mangala helps with a Christian school in Sohna, Haryana state.

    Patram and his wife were working in their front yard on September 22nd when a group of Hindu militants approached and began assaulting them. Patram was hit in the face with a spade. His wife sustained internal injuries, as well as a blow to her face. Their son Abhishek lost four front teeth and sustained injury to one eye, while their other son Raj received internal injuries.