By Nolina Minj
On January 4, as a pastor named Bipin Naik was conducting a prayer meeting in the village of Parjang in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, a Hindutva mob attacked him. His hands were tied up, he was beaten with sticks and garlanded with slippers, and force-fed cow dung.
After more than two weeks of inaction, nine people were detained in the matter on Wednesday, The Hindu reported.
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