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Nine Christians were arrested after a mob attacked their pastor and destroyed their church. Pastor Aravind and his wife, Anjali, have served among a tribal group in western India for 15 years. Since 2014, police have worked with the Hindu militant group Bajrang Dal to oppose their gospel work, and Aravind has been beaten several times. In October 2025, their church service was interrupted by a mob who beat Aravind severely and destroyed the temporary church structure and the couple’s house. Police arrested Anjali and eight other Christian women and threatened some of the non-Christian onlookers who came forward to stand with the Christians against the injustice. The nine women spent five days in jail, and Aravind still has not been granted bail. “God has been our strength,” Aravind said. “A lot of people arrested for other illegal activities got to hear the gospel from us.”<\/p>\n

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Nine Christians were arrested after a mob attacked their pastor and destroyed their church. Pastor Aravind and his wife, Anjali, have served among a tribal group in western India for 15 years. Since 2014, police have worked with the Hindu militant group Bajrang Dal to oppose their gospel work, and Aravind has been beaten several times. 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