On the night of June 4, extremists captured Sombura and two other Christians from their home. However, the two other Christians were able to escape their captors before they were taken to the jungle. In the jungle, the extremists brutally murdered Sombura and buried the body in an attempt to hide the crime.

Bishop Sarat Chandra says, “the murder of the young boy has nothing to do with witchcraft,” as the extremist group accused him of practicing black magic. Also, a month before a Christian from the same region was attacked and almost lynched by religious extremists.

Religious extremist in Kenduguda had been harassing their community for several years before the murder. Extremists continue to restrict church activities and issue death threats against Christian families.

Kenduguda village has been rife with conflicts and tensions in the past three years because of several conversions that local leaders frown upon.

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Fourteen-year-old Christian boy murdered by extremists in India