A church in Puducherry in southern India was set ablaze recently, after upper-caste Hfindu neighbours had objected to worship services in the area.
Pastor David Santosham and members of the Bible Presbyterian church in Karaikal District left for home after concluding fasting prayers on May 25.
At around ten past midnight, he received an anonymous call informing him that the church was on ire. “My rented lat is about ive minutes away. I rushed immediately. The church was in lames,” Santosham told World Watch Monitor.