There have at least 305 incidents of violence against Christians in nine months of 2021, with 69 incidents in September alone, followed by 50 in August , 37 in January, 33 in July, 27 each in March, April and June, 20 in February and 15 in the month of May. In all these incidents, only 30 FIRs have been registered.Uttar Pradesh topped this infamous list with 66 attacks this year alone. This was followed by Chhattisgarh (47), Jharkhand (30) and Madhya Pradesh (26). These four states have recorded 169 incidents of violence against Christians in these nine months.The southern state which is witnessing a spurt in the attack against Christians is Karnataka. This year there were 32 incidents in the state. This is followed by Bihar with 19 instances of attacks against Christians, Odisha (15), Maharashtra (13), Tamil Nadu (12), Gujarat (9), Punjab (8), Andhra Pradesh (5), Haryana (5), Uttarakhand (5), Delhi (3), Telangana (2), West Bengal (2), Rajasthan (2), Assam (1) and Himachal Pradesh (1).
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