Odisha Pastor Assaulted, Humiliated and Forced to Consume Cow Dung by Mob

Odisha, January 19, 2026: A Christian pastor from Odisha’s Dhenkanal district was allegedly assaulted, publicly humiliated, and forced to consume cow dung by members of the Bajrang Dal, according to a report by Maktoob Media.

The incident took place on January 4 in Parjang village, when Pastor Bipin Bihari Naik was attending a prayer meeting at a private residence along with his family and several others. A mob of around 40 people reportedly gathered outside the house and forcibly entered the premises.

Vandana, Naik’s wife, said the attackers began beating everyone inside the house. “There were seven families praying with us. My children and I managed to escape through a narrow alley and ran to the nearest police station,” she said.

Pastor Naik stated that the mob beat him with sticks and smeared red sindoor all over his face. He was then forced to wear a garland made of slippers and paraded through the village.

According to Vandana, despite repeated appeals, the police refused to intervene immediately. “My husband was tied inside a Hanuman temple. His hands were bound behind a rod. He was bleeding badly. People slapped him, forced him to consume cow dung, and made him chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’,” she said.

Although the police later reached the spot, the mob did not disperse immediately. Naik was eventually rescued and taken to the police station. However, a social activist told Maktoob Media that Naik was made to sit at the police station for nearly an hour without receiving any medical assistance.

Parjang village is a Hindu-majority village with only seven Christian families. Members of the mob accused Pastor Naik of carrying out forced religious conversions. While the police registered a complaint concerning the assault, a counter FIR was also filed against Naik, accusing him of forced conversion.

Odisha Pastor Assaulted, Humiliated and Forced to Consume Cow Dung by Mob

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