Priest shot in New Delhi; 57 Old Dalit brutally persecuted by Police in Kerala

Priest shot and injured seriously in New Delhi

New Delhi, SVM News, May 15, 2007: BREAKING NEWS: Rev. Father George, the Principal of Vincent Pallotti School shot and seriously injured today before noon.

Father George was shot by two men who came to seek the admission of the school.

Father George is admitted in a private hospital.

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57 old Dalit brutally persecuted by the Police in Kerala

Thodupuzha (india), SVM News, May 15, 2007: A Dalit Christian named Chacko (57) was savagely tortured by the Police on 14th of May at Karimkunnam Police Station in Thodupuzha in Idukki District of Kerala in India.

Police brutally nailed Chacko's penis with steel pins.

And Chcko was admitted to the District Co-operative Hospital when he became unconcious. Doctors removed the steel pin from his penis through an immediate surgery.

Chacko of Vellappuzha House at Purappuzha Village went to the police station alongwith his wife Kuttiyamma to give a complaint. In the complaint they stated that Kaniyamparambil Manoj and his wife Maya forcely entered their house and beaten them severely due to a quarrel.

Police called both families to the station to make a mutual understanding. But at the station, police sent back Manoj and family and tortured Chacko very crually and beaten him up.

Prasannan, the Circle Inspector of Police in Thodupuzha reached the hospital, met Chacko and started investigation.

Rev. Paul Ciniraj, the National President of the Christian Ministers of the Churches of India (CMCI) and the Director of the Salem Voice Ministries condemned the cruelty of police towards Dalit Christians. He asked the government for giving a model punishment to the related policemen of Chacko's incident.

Thodupuzha Block Committee of Congress (S) condemned the attack.

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