“On the night of the 4th of June, a few villagers joined up with a handful of religious fanatics, who were not part of the village community and attempted to kidnap Christians,” Pastor Kosha Mosaki told the media. The extremists captured Sombura and the two other Christians. However, the two other Christians were able to escape their captors before Sombura was sequestered to the jungle.

In the jungle, the extremists brutally murdered Sombura and then buried his body in an attempt to hide the crime.

The two other Christians who had escaped notified local police. Police immediately identified Deba Madkami, Budra Muchaki, Aaita Kabasi, Rabu Madi, and others as being involved in the abduction and murder of the Christian boy. As part of their initial investigation, police arrested and interrogated the individuals that had been identified and consequently located the body of Sombura.

According to local Christians, religious extremists had been harassing their community for several years prior to the murder. Pastor Bijay Pusuru, from Bethel House Church located in Kenduguda, claims extremists had restricted church activities and issued death threats against Christian families who continued to attend church. Pastor Pusura alleges police and village leaders did little in response to these incidents.

Source: persecution.org