‘They burnt my disabled brother alive’

Aditi Tandon writes from Bhubaneshwar

346 Dalit Christians walked over 300 km through mountains and forests to escape the killers of Kandhamal.  They told the story of Motilal Pradhan’s story  that he was burnt alive by the Sangh Parivar. Ravindranath Pradhan, one of the deceased’s brothers and other  members of the family of 14 watched with helplessness the gory end their kin met. They had no time to mourn him, as rioters intensified their search for missing people. In no time, the Pradhans were in the jungles around Kandhamal, searching for protection. For four days, they slept in forests, barefoot, sleepless and hungry. Read more

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