Christians protested in Durg – Bhilai Chhattisgarh state against the brutal murder of Sr.Pastor Yaalam Shankar of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh State

Bhilai- Chhattisgarh : On 17 March 2022, on the eve of Holi Festival 6 masked men entered into Pastor Yaalam’s house and attacked him on back of the neck with sharp weapon. He felled down bleeding heavenly with blood . Then the shooter took his rifil /gun and put the gun into his mouth and fired two times .He was dead then.

The assaultants left the spot to few meters and came back and kicked on the dead body several times to check whether he is dead or not

The next day a hand written paper note was found in the village in which it was written that we naxalites are responsible for the murder of Pr Yaalam.

But the local believers and the believers across the Chhattisgarh do not believe that naxalites had done this. They say that it is done by anti Christians of the area

So the youths of the Joint Christian Forum of Bhilai Durg District under the leader of senior church ministers made a protest march to district Collectorate and handover letter to
Collector which inturn will be forwarded to State Governor , National Human Right Commission , Home Minister , Cheif Minister, UNO and so on

The effigy of the murderes were also burned by the youth in the protest march . Several media persons interviewed the Senior church Ministers and they addressed them . A tribute was also paid to Pr Yaalam in the end of protest march

The Senior church Ministers who led the march are Pr. Vijay Das , Pr Josemon , Pr Vinod Achary, Pr.Obed Das , Pr Rupesh Daniel , Pr. Jobenson, and Pr. Krishna Yadav

Youth leaders namely Br Albert Smith , Br Anish
Achary, Br. Simon , Br Norbert Preeth , Br Shayaal and Br Sagar made the arrangements for the march