Burial customs can trigger violent reactions in India.
Burial customs can trigger violent reactions in India.
Feb. 26, 2026 | India

Burial on Christian Property Triggers Destructive Mob

[72] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for safety and provision.

Villagers in Chhattisgarh state reacted violently against local Christians who buried a non-Christian man on their property. The burial of Chamru Ram Salam on Dec. 16, 2025, was conducted according to the rites of a traditional tribal religion. However, because half of Salam’s family, including three of his five sons, are Christian, the mob called the burial an insult to their deities. More than 500 villagers with wooden sticks and slingshots attacked mourners at the grave. Several people were injured, and the family and other Christians fled the village for weeks. The mob looted the family’s property, set fire to their home and three churches and vandalized the homes of 15 other Christian families. Ultimately, local officials moved the body to a Christian cemetery, even though Salam’s oldest son said that neither he nor his father were Christians. Pray for the safety and provision of this family and other local Christians.

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  • Father, please intervene in the persecution of Christians in India. Please soften the hearts of those who do evil against Your Son, Jesus. Please soon, even now, turn those practicing evil to Jesus. In Jesus name, amen.
    David L - USA
  • Father, in Your grace and love please provide in all areas for the family who has lost their home due to the forces of evil in India. Also provide for the other families affected by the violence. Please bring healing in all areas to the Christians in the village affected by the persecution, grant them Your encouragement, peace and protection. Amen.
    David L - USA
  • God, I pray that You would break the demonic chains these non-believers are subject to. I pray asking You to cover this family with protection, provide the resources needed to rebuild, and the courage to remain steadfast in faith. In Jesus Name, Amen
    Ginny S - USA
  • Father, grant this family peace and comfort in the loss of Chamru, provide for their needs in healing, food, shelter, and finances. Help them to love and show forgiveness to the mob and so reflect Jesus that many will come to repentance. Work in the hearts of nonbeliever to soften them and bring them into your kingdom for your glory.
    Elizabeth M - USA
  • Abba, Father, please grant peace, comfort, strength and healing to the injured Christian families in India. May their persecutors repent and help rebuild the property they destroyed. May the Christians remain strong in their faith and experience Your protection and provision to continue to worship and spread the gospel. In Yeshua's name I pray. Amen.
    Allison R - USA
  • In the saving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God Who Redeems, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we magnify You for faith of Indian Christians. We ask for healing, for redemption, hedge of protection, and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father I pray for the safety and provision of these Christian family members. I pray that You will provide shelter and community and safety. Please encourage and strengthen them. We pray for the villagers who did this we pray that they will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. In Jesus Mighty Name Amen
    cheri w - USA
  • Dear Father in Jesus' Name, The Salam family needs protection, provision and comfort following this horrific demonic attack on them, other families, churches and homes. God provide for their every need at this difficult time. I pray you will help them forgive those who attacked, stole and destroyed so much.
    I pray for these evil people to be saved!
    Kristin S - USA
  • Father, I ask You to release warrior angels to guide and protect the Christians in the area where this attack and destruction occurred. Cause a spirit of repentance with a purifying fear of You to blanket that area. Grant peace and restoration to the Believers who endured the attack. Give them provisions to be able to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
    William N - USA
  • Gracious Lord God, please rebuke evil powers that may be behind the violence of this mob. Bring lasting calm to the situation and help to everyone who was hurt by this senseless attack. May those who rampaged, destroyed property and caused hurt be held accountable to compensate for losses and injuries. Strengthen Your church in India. Give them wisdom.
    Jean S - Canada
  • Please Lord protect this precious family, please stop this wicked persecution. Please return everything that this family has lost and please add many to their number. I pray that Governor authorities would be protective to you people as well in the mighty name of Jesus
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Lord Jesus, I pray please protect these families who were attacked and help them. Give them favor to all in the villages and help them in shining your light. Please be with them and bless them. Give them your strength to endure! In Jesus' Name. Amen!
    Robert B - USA
  • Holy, Almighty Father God, be with our brethren in India who are suffering greatly because of the evils done in the name of Hindu Nationalism. Lord of the Nations, please open the eyes of those in Chhattisgarh state to see the error of their ways. Restore what was taken from these believers, heal the wounded, grant protection. In Jesus' Name I pray.
    Rose T - USA
  • Father, thank you that was satan means for bad you will use for good. Your children's suffering will not be wasted, but will prove to be salt and light in a dark and hungry place. May your children in India be so satisfied in you that you are glorified in them. Amen
    Tammie J - USA
  • Help our brothers and sisters with their safety and provision.
    Debbie V - USA
  • Lord Jesus, I pray that you send your holy angels to protect these Christians from violent persecution. I also pray that you provide for their needs and that those that are against Christianity come to know you as their personal Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. In your Holy name I humbly pray, Amen!
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
  • Heavenly Father, the outrage of the enemy against Christians is hard to fathom. I pray for the homes and property and belongings of these individuals to be replaced quickly. Most of all I pray for the hearts of those who to attacked the Christians to open to the love of the Savior through their Christian neighbors so all can live in peace.
    Amen.
    Debi H - USA
  • Eternal Father, have mercy on the Christians in Chhattisgarh. Strengthen them in their faith and watch over them. Deliver them from the ignorance of men and make them to stand firm in the faith. Let them walk in Your will and Your ways and strengthen them to pray for their neighbors. Deliver them from their false gods and let the truth be known. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Dear Father, comfort this family who lost their father, their home, and their sense of belonging in this place. Comfort all your children who also suffered great loss. Heal the emotional and physical wounds of those who were attacked. Protect, restore and provide for them all. Use this incident to bring many to repentance and faith. In Jesus, Amen!
    Linda T - USA
  • Lord Jesus Christ, as the family of Chamru Ram Salam mourn his loss, I ask You to bring Your Peace to this family and community. I pray those who became enraged violent see that this is a time of grief and sorrow in this family, and a time to respect and give dignity to the dead.
    Denise G - Canada
  • Dear Father, may you please be with my brothers and sisters in Chhattisgarh who are mourning both the death of their loved ones and the loss of their properties and possessions. May your hand of guidance lead them through this storm so that they may give you the glory and shine your light. In Jesus's name, amen!
    Cuan J - South Africa
  • Father, I pray for protection, healing & safety this family who allowed a non believer to be buried in the Christian cemetery resulting in violence. Give them your wisdom in how to deal with this situation to bring peace to this villlage. Draw the rioters to yourself. Deliver them from the fear and anger that motivates them. In Jesus name. Amen.
    Judy K - Canada
  • Father God,
    We pray for the violence against Christians to be under the rule of law. We pray for the angry hardened hearts of these militant Hindus to be transformed by You. We pray for the healing of grief for the Salam families. Provide and protect Your people. Holy Spirit guide them in prayer and action. We seek You for city life to be restored.
    Karen G - USA
  • I would pray that the injured in this incident would heal, and the properties would be repaired, and that the people who rioted would be arrested and brought to justice. Pray for the Christians' safety. Mark Beal
    Mark B - USA
  • Father, help this situation and bring about lasting change. Fill Your people with love and forgiveness that this offense has caused. Let them be a light and a testimony to those who have harmed them. Strengthen Your people and fill them with love for one another!
    Terri S - USA
  • Almighty God, I pray for this family and for your hand of protection and peace to surround them. May those family members who don't know you come to faith in Jesus Christ
    Elisabeth F - USA
  • Father, comfort and strengthen these families to be steadfast in faith. Provide for all their needs, with a new home for this family. Give them grace to forgive their persecutors. I pray for the other sons to open their hearts to you, as they witness the faith and love of the believers. I pray the gospel will continue to spread through India. Amen.
    Selma O - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in India: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially all those targeted by anti-Christian attacks, including 16 believing families so they will feel Your care for them. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • This persecution is so sad and cruel. Dear Lord, I pray for the salvation of all of this family and also of those who persecuted them. Please comfort them and help them to forgive those who treated them so cruelly.

    Elizabeth M - USA
  • Father I see that the only was there is gonna be peace here if it in through You. The non Christians hearts need to be changed by something really bad happening like an earthquake or a flood and the nonbelievers call on their gods who do nothing then the Christians call on You Father to stop the problem and and You fix it. Then they know the real God.
    Jeffrey M - USA
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