By International Christian Concern
6/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A Christian wedding party was brutally attacked by Hindu nationalists on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people and extensive damage to vehicles at a village in Raipur district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
The wedding celebration was for a pastor’s relative.
The sudden aggressive attack left the entire family traumatized and in shock. Fearing for their lives, loved ones of both the bride and groom locked themselves inside the house as the mob attempted to break down the door.
While the groom fled for his life in a different direction, the bride ran away and hid herself in the nearby fields to escape the attackers.
The attackers then poured petrol on the tires of a sports utility vehicle and tried to set it ablaze, causing panic among guests. Several other cars and motorbikes were also vandalized.
When some family members of victims visited the police station for help, the police allegedly claimed that they did not have sufficient manpower to provide protection.
The morning after the attack, the groom’s father secretly visited the village to return materials used for the wedding dinner. Villagers who were in the mob the previous night recognized the groom’s father and gathered another mob to attack him again, this time more brutally.
He and two others were beaten severely and had to be hospitalized.
The Christian community in Chhattisgarh is outraged over the incident, as it’s not just church and prayer gatherings that Hindu nationalists are targeting, but weddings and other social functions.
This story was originally published in persecution.org. Read the full story here.