Assamese Christian Convert Brutally Murdered
Guwahati, July 25, 2007: Assamese Christian convert, who belong to Guwahati Baptist Church was murdered on July 1.
Hemanta Das, 29, was beaten brutally by unidentified assailants, suspected to be the members of a religious fanatic group on June 28 and he was admitted to the hospital. He succumbed to death after four days of struggling between life and death.
On several occasions, he was cautioned by radical groups of the dire consequences that would follow if he tried to convert people to Christianity.
According the news reports, a murder case has been lodged in a local police station; but they failed to trace the culprits.
Hemanta Das was an active member of the Hindutva group known as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) before he was converting to Christianity. He accepted Jesus as his personal saviour on 2002.
The Council of Baptist Churches in North East India declared that Hemanta Das was the first Assamese Christian Martyr.
Christians in lower Assam are the victims of these atrocities.
Guwahati, July 25, 2007: Assamese Christian convert, who belong to Guwahati Baptist Church was murdered on July 1.
Hemanta Das, 29, was beaten brutally by unidentified assailants, suspected to be the members of a religious fanatic group on June 28 and he was admitted to the hospital. He succumbed to death after four days of struggling between life and death.
On several occasions, he was cautioned by radical groups of the dire consequences that would follow if he tried to convert people to Christianity.
According the news reports, a murder case has been lodged in a local police station; but they failed to trace the culprits.
Hemanta Das was an active member of the Hindutva group known as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) before he was converting to Christianity. He accepted Jesus as his personal saviour on 2002.
The Council of Baptist Churches in North East India declared that Hemanta Das was the first Assamese Christian Martyr.
Christians in lower Assam are the victims of these atrocities.
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