Christian missionaries target the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal
ByKesh
Bitta Ji Bhat and his wife have yet to reconcile with the death of their son. Yet, what breaks their heart the most is their 4-year-old granddaughter oblivious to the reality that her father is no more.
he rioters also attacked Hindus with sharp weapons and attempted to stab them. In this violence, 4 Hindus were injured. They are identified as Harsha, Murali, Chetan, and Rakesh. Harsha and Murali received stab injuries. Rakesh and Chetan were injured in stone pelting. They are being treated at the government hospita
Another investigation by the US-based Network Contagion Research Institute said that “malicious online narratives”, “ethnic hatred” and false reports by Muslims—child kidnapping and attacks on a local mosque—led to unprecedented violence. It also pointed out the role played by supporters of terror organisations Al Qaeda and ISIS in amplifying false information that led to unrest against the Hindus.
Most of these social media claims were found to be false by the local police.
Females in particular are the target of forced marriage and thereby forced conversion to Islam,
claiming it is their ‘choice’. On 31 March 2010 the volunteer group REAL reported that Amarnath
Motumal, an advocate and council member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, argues
that between 20 and 25 Hindu girls were thus converted every month.
“Unidentified people carried out the attacks under the cover of darkness, vandalising idols in 14 temples in three unions (lowest local government tier),” said Bidyanath Barman, a Hindu community leader at Baliadangi) “upazila” or “sub-district” in Thakurgaon.
A University of Karachi official confirmed there had been an incident in the Sindhi department where Hindus and other students were celebrating Holi and throwing colours at each other when some students attacked and injured them.
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