Assam police torture Jorhat pastor
DIMAPUR: The pastor of Rankham Baptist Church of Selenghat in Jorhat district of Assam is reported to have been arrested and tortured on the night of May 8 by personnel of the Assam Police Battalion posted at Rajabari Border Observation Post (BOP). The action of the police is said to be on suspicion that the pastor in cahoots with Naga factions and that he was being used by Nagas to “convert the local populace.”
The pastor, Tarun Gogoi, was arrested and tortured on suspicion of having links with Naga underground groups and of receiving donations from Nagaland for construction of a church. He was later handed over to Teok Police Station. On receiving this information, church leaders led by the Executive Secretary of Sibsagar Baptist Association Biren Gowala and a host of other church leaders went to the police station and got him released the next day. Read more…