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According to government reports the violence resulted in at least 39 Christians killed and 3906 Christian houses completely destroyed. [40] Reports state, more than 395 churches were razed or burnt down, [41] over 5,600 – 6,500 houses plundered or burnt down, over 600 villages ransacked and more than 60,000 – 75,000 people left homeless.
Unofficial reports placed the number of those killed to more than 500. [7] Many Christian families were burnt alive. [8] Thousands of Christians were forced to convert to Hinduism under threat of violence. [9] [3] [1] Many Hindu families were also assaulted in some places because they supported the Indian National Congress (INC) party. [8]
The incident happened during anti-Christian violence that targeted Christian Churches, Institutions and homes where more than 395 churches and 5600 Christians' houses were burned, 39-100 Christians killed, and nearly 60,000 left homeless by groups led by the Hindu nationalist Sangh Parivar groups. [1] [2] [3]
Authorities detain 21 people and impose internet shutdowns and restrictions on movement
[70] [71] In February 2010, Yeddyurappa allocated ₹ 500 millions for Christian development projects in Karnataka in his state budget, the first time he had ever done so. [ 72 ] "After my government come into power, I first met the Bishop of Mangalore and other Muslim leaders, and asked them for unity among all religions.
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most ...
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The revolt started, among the Indian sepoys of British East India Company, when the British introduced new rifle cartridges, rumoured to be greased with pig and cow fat—an abhorrent concept to Muslim and Hindu soldiers, respectively, for religious reasons. 150,000 Indians and 6,000 Britons were killed during the 1857 rebellion.