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HYDERABAD, India — More than six months after police in southern India dismissed the death of a pastor as a road accident, Christians in the region say there is strong evidence that the continually threatened evangelist was murdered.
Pastor Praveen Pagadala’s body was found on the side of the road near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh state, on March 25. Police asserted he had been driving drunk, ignoring Christians’ statements that he never drank and received incessant threats on his life from Hindu nationalists.
Andhra Pradesh police have not filed a chargesheet for murder as they declared the death of the 45-year-old pastor a result of a road accident.
The body of the pastor that Christians discovered showed no signs of injury except to his bloodied and bruised head, and he always wore a helmet, they said. His 350cc motorbike, showing no signs of damage from a crash, and was found lying on top of his lifeless body.
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Pastor Praveen Pagadala’s body was found on the side of the road near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh state, on March 25. Police asserted he had been driving drunk, ignoring Christians’ statements that he never drank and received incessant threats on his life from Hindu nationalists.
Andhra Pradesh police have not filed a chargesheet for murder as they declared the death of the 45-year-old pastor a result of a road accident.
The body of the pastor that Christians discovered showed no signs of injury except to his bloodied and bruised head, and he always wore a helmet, they said. His 350cc motorbike, showing no signs of damage from a crash, and was found lying on top of his lifeless body.
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Christians say authorities, media covering up pastor’s death in India: It was murder
More than six months after police in southern India dismissed the death of a pastor as a road accident, Christians in the region say there is strong evidence that the continually threatened
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