6/24/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A new report claims that, on average, at least two attacks against Christians occur in India daily.

The United Christian Forum (UCF) recently announced that it recorded 313 incidents from January until May through its toll-free helpline and other sources.

The data includes various forms of attacks like physical violence, murder, sexual violence, intimidation and threats, social boycotts, damage to religious properties, desecration of religious symbols, and disruption of prayer services.

Two states, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, have become hotspots of viral hate, brutal mob violence, and rampant social ostracization in which elements of the law and justice apparatus are complicit, UCF’s statement said.

Chhattisgarh recorded 64 incidents of violence against Christians, and Uttar Pradesh recorded 58.

If the trend is not stopped immediately by political will and concerted government action, UCF said, it will soon threaten the identity and existence of the Indian Christian community.

Breaking down the statistics further, UCF revealed that 36 cases against Christian women were recorded. Twenty-six cases were recorded against tribal Christians, and 17 cases against Christian Dalits were recorded.

Many attacks go unreported due to fear of retribution in an environment of impunity and political patronage, UCF added.

The UCF’s national convenor, A C Michael, alleged that “the law and justice apparatus are complicit” in the atrocities committed against Christians in many states.

The UCF is an interdenominational Christian organization that advocates for the rights of the Christian minority, primarily through protests and other democratic means. It has a national helpline designed to help victims of persecution.

Twelve of India’s 28 states, most of them ruled by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have enacted anti-conversion laws. The most stringent anti-conversion law is in Uttar Pradesh. Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are reportedly amending their anti-conversion laws in line with Uttar Pradesh’s.

Christian leaders have claimed that Hindu nationalist groups have weaponized these anti-conversion laws to target Christians.
International Christian Concern (ICC) has repeatedly highlighted the fact that the incidents of violence against Christians have increased during the past decade, especially since the BJP came to power at the federal level in 2014.

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