Rising attacks on Christians in India are not good for its global image
December 27, 2025 04:15 PM IST First published on: Dec 27, 2025 at 04:14 PM IST On November 23, 2024, Pastor Pranjal Bhuyan of Golaghat Baptist Church was arrested on a false accusation under the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Act. He was the first person to be arrested under this new law. He was released on bail six days after the FIR was lodged. In May this year, the district court dismissed the case. While the world celebrates Christmas, it seems to be a low-key affair in a number of states in our country, where miscreants are attacking Christians in their homes and places of worship. Many cases of false allegations of conversion have led to the arrest of Christians. Currently, 12 states have stringent anti-conversion laws that make it difficult for anyone to wriggle out of the net after being incarcerated. The right to practise, profess, and propagate any religion enshrined in Article 25(1) is set aside by these overpowering legislations. Matters have come to such a pass that even possession of …
