Pastor Abducted and Brutally Attacked in India

ASSIST News Service reports that a pastor has been abducted and brutally attacked, leaving him severely injured. According to All India Christian Council, five members belonging to a Hindu radical group (name not known) came on a vehicle and forcibly took Pastor Vijay Kumar away to a secluded place and there he was brutally manhandled. Vijay Kumar is a pastor in Ludhianaof Punjab state, India. Christians have seen a trickle of continued violence since a radical Hindu leader was murdered by Maoists in August 2008, when radical Hindus blamed Christians for the violence. Thousands have yet to return to their homes. Only 24 people have been connected in the attacks.