On the 25th of September, a local villager in Mariguda village, called Ganga, was converted to the Christian faith. When other villagers came to know about Ganga’s conversion, he was beaten.

On the 29th of September, Ganga was called to a village meeting. There, villagers reportedly said, “You have accepted the Christian religion. You should not live in this village anymore. Give us a written statement that you do not belong to this village, that your parents don’t live here, that you don’t have any rights in this village, and don’t have any land.”

He was pressured to write the statement and called Mukesh and Pastor Sam, Mukesh’s superior. Both Christians travelled to Mariguda to support Ganga.

When Mukesh and Pastor Sam arrived in Mariguda, they asked if they could take pictures of the written statement Ganga was forced to draft. After being given permission, other villagers took exception to the photos and attacked Mukesh, Pastor Sam, and Ganga.

The three Christians were beaten with sandals, sticks, and other objects. Mukesh was hit with a rock and sustained three deep cuts to his head.

Source: Persecution.org