India: New Convert Killed
A Christian father of five was beheaded in Odisha (formerly Orissa) state, eastern India, in February, nine months after con-verting.
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Anant Ram Gand, 40, was baptised in December 2018, which had angered locals. Reportedly, the execution-style murder was carried out by Maoist Naxalites, a communist guerrilla group, at the behest of local extremists.