Priest 'assaulted'

AHMEDABAD, AUG. 25. A priest attached to the Church of North India (CNI) in Surendranagar in Gujarat was allegedly beaten up by some unidentified persons at a fair last Tuesday, police said.

In a complaint on Thursday, the priest, Mr. Arthur Chimanlal Rajwadi, alleged that he was ``beaten up and paraded naked'' by some unidentified persons after he and two other priests had distributed religious pamphlets at a fair organised in the town on the occasion of a religious festival on August 22, police said here today.

Mr. Rajwadi said he was approached by a group of 15 to 20 persons who allegedly threatened his life and then stripped him naked and beat him up. They then paraded him on the main road, he alleged.

Police have registered a case.

Meanwhile, the All-India Christian Council has faxed a memorandum to the President condemning the incident and demanded action against the culprits and measures for the protection of minorities in the district.

- PTI

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