Paraded Naked and Gang-Raped: The Persecution of Christians in India
by Raymond Ibrahim • August 10, 2023 at 5:00 am
"The viral video captures the harrowing ordeal endured by two Christian women.... [They] were paraded naked while a mob of men molested and beat them mercilessly.... [T]he younger woman, aged only 19, was brutally gang-raped by the enraged mob...." — Report, British Asian Christian Association, May 21, 2023.
"To add to the horror, four police officers reportedly stood by and watched as the frenzied attack unfolded, making no attempt to intervene." — Report, British Asian Christian Association, May 21, 2023.
In the video, the [Hindu] Meitei tribal group can be heard shouting: "If you don't take off your clothes, we'll kill you." — Report, British Asian Christian Association, May 21, 2023.
"In a disturbing twist, the survivors have alleged that the police officers may have actively participated in or facilitated the heinous attack. There are claims that the officers led the women directly to the mob of 800 to 1000 men" — Report, British Asian Christian Association, May 21, 2023.
Several Christians—including a young child—were burned alive by the Hindu tribesmen, according to Morning Star News.
Notably, both the Hindu government and the international press totally sideline the religious identity of both the attackers and the victims, and speak only of "sectarian clashes" between the Meitei (Hindu) and Kuki (Christian).
This is a familiar tactic—as when the Western media talk of Fulani herdsmen clashing with farmers in Nigeria. In reality, the Fulani are Muslims who are engaged in a genocidal jihad on the "farmers," who are Christian.
It would appear that religion — specifically the rise of Hindu nationalism, which views ethnic Indians who are Christians as traitors — is, once again, the ultimate factor fueling clashes....
"Local police throughout India allow Hindu extremist mobs to attack hapless Christians without consequences." — Archbishop Joseph D'Souza of the Anglican Good Shepherd Church of India and President of the All India Christian Council, stream.org, July 21, 2023.
"At this point it is obvious to state that Kuki Christians are under full scale attack by radicalized Hindu groups, and that the police are ignoring this injustice." — thewire.in, July 20, 2023.
The growing persecution of Christians in India has even propelled that nation into being ranked the eleventh-worst country in the world to persecute Christians, according to the World Watch List.
Stripping Christian women naked, and publicly parading and gang raping them is just the start.
A recent atrocity, caught on video, highlights the horrific situation of Christian minorities in Hindu India.
According to one report:
"The viral video captures the harrowing ordeal endured by two Christian women from Manipur. On May 4, 2023, the women were paraded naked while a mob of men molested and beat them mercilessly. Tragically, the younger woman, aged only 19, was brutally gang-raped by the enraged mob, which included members of the Meitei [Hindu] tribe. To add to the horror, four police officers reportedly stood by and watched as the frenzied attack unfolded, making no attempt to intervene.
"In the video the Meitei tribal group can be heard shouting: 'If you don't take off your clothes, we'll kill you.' The women are then publicly groped, slapped and punched. The women can be heard pleading for mercy as they continually sob and groan in anguish.
