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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Members of far-right Hindu group attack Easter service in India with sticks

Representative: Volunteers offer sweets to a Catholic priest and others at the end of a procession celebrating Easter Sunday commemorating the day in Kolkata, India - (AP)

An Easter prayer service in the Indian city of Ahmedabad was disrupted on Sunday by members of two far-right Hindu groups who accused attendees of engaging in religious conversions.

Eyewitness footage shared on social media showed activists from the Bajrang Dal and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) entering a private prayer meeting in the Odhav area of the city, wielding sticks and shouting slogans such as “Jai Shree Ram” (Glory to Lord Ram) and “Har Har Mahadev” (Hail Lord Shiva).

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