Christians attacked by Hindu militants; 2 RSS leaders held
Thiruvanandapuram (Kerala), SVM News, September 7, 2007: A group of Hindu militants attacked Christians and co-labourers on September 4 near Parasuram temple at Tiruvallam in Thiruvanandapuram city, the capital of Kerala state in India.
Jose, George, Santhosh, Bijoy, Jaykrish and Hari were the victims were attacked on Tuesday night by a mob of 15 militants with long swods and other fatal weapons. The victims were seriously injured. They were attacked while going back to the residents after their duty at Archana Bar.
A team of police under E.N. Suresh, Circle Inspector of Police in Nemom Circle, G. Binu, Sub-Inspector of Tiruvallam, T. Satheesh Kumar Crime Branch Sub-Inspector were investigating the case.
Two RSS leaders (Rashtriya Swyam Sevak Sangh, the strong and influential militant group of Hindus) were arrested on September 6.
Sreekumar, 36, son of Damodaran of Thankamany Nivas Poonthura and Lalu, 24, son of Rajendran of Kunnumpala thoppu Vadakke Veedu were the RSS leaders arrested by the police. Sreekumar is Shareerik Shikshanthak Pramukh (leader of the physical training to the militants) and Lalu is the Mukhya Sikshak (branch leader of the militant group) at Edayar branch. They were accused of several cases.
Both were presented before the court and the court remanded them for fourteen days. Police charged them against murdering attempt.
Circle Inspector Suresh told the Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) News Service that the investigations are more energetic to find out other accusers. They will be held soon.
Paul Ciniraj, president of the Christian Ministers of the Churches of India (CMCI) and the director of the Salem Voice Ministries condemned the attack towards christians and minorities in Thiruvanandapuram and the christian persecution throughout India. Also he appreciated the immediate action of the police to arrest the accusers, who are the leaders of a militant group.
S. Stanley, 58, a retired government employee martyred for Jesus Christ on February 10 was also under Nemom police circle. Stanley was brutally murdered at his house in front of his wife. The murderers entered the house and stabbed him several times at his back, neck and stomach. Police arrested the accusers. (News story of Stanley's murder: http://salemvoice.org/news142.html).
SALEM VOICE MINISTRIES NEWS SERVICE (SVM NEWS)
