Christian woman brutally murdered in India by her Hindu family in Dhamtari district following 37 Churches being shut down

Arun Pannalal, the President of Chhattisgarh Christian Forum, said her crime was that she was a Christian and "believed faithfully in Lord Jesus Christ."

"The farmland she was sowing was her ancestral property. Her paternal uncle had earlier threatened the family to leave Christian faith or be prepared to die. The said uncle and villagers were not allowing them to plough their own field," he told Crux.

"On the fateful day the family was attacked in the field with bow, arrow, axe, and knife. The tractor driver and family members fled. Bindu Sodhi was frail she could not run and escape. Her own blood related uncle caught his niece Bindu and slit her throat with the same knife he was carrying," Pannalal continued.

Pannalal told Crux the state authorities are now aiding religious fanatics who are closing churches throughout Chhattisgarh in an unconstitutional manner.

In Dhamtari district, Pannalal said there have been 27 serious attacks on women and religious places in the last two weeks.

He said nearly 2,000 letters of complaint have been filed, and no action has been taken, and added police have closed 37 churches in Dhamtari district.