Date: June 18th 2008

From: Peet Sharma <psharma@rand.com Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008


How can we asist. What can we do?

Krishna
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Subject: {UnitedHinduFront} Hindu Family in Panvel, Mah. terrorised by
Christians.

Hindu Family in Panvel, Mah. terrorised by Christians.

P. Deivamuthu, Editor, Hindu Voice, Mumbai. 022-28764418, 28764460,
09324728153

Vishwadeep Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. is a housing complex in Reeswadi, Rasaini, (PO: Mohopada) Tal. Khalapur, Dist. Raigadh, Maharashtra, about 12 KMs from Panvel, sandwiched between old and new Mumbai-Pune Highways. The housing complex consists of 12 buildings, 12 bunglows and an old age home. This is predominantly a Catholic colony, promoted by one Father Anthony Corriea.

In 2001, looking at the attractive advertisements released by Father Corriea
in newspapers, a Hindu couple, Karunakar and Usha Shetty, booked a flat in the complex. They occupied the flat (A1/102) in 2004, along with their three children - Ramya (17), Sowmya (9) and Kalyani (6). To their utter shock, they did not find any of the facilities promised in the advertisement - school, shopping complex, etc - for which they had to fend for themselves. Probably that is the reason why most of the flats are unoccupied.

What is surprising is that at the time of booking, the Shetty family was
aware that it is a Christian colony. However, since they were very much in
love with Mother Tressa and her activities (in fact they have made donations
to her charity), they thought that they can live in a Christian colony
peacefully. Father Corriea was also too happy to enrol Hindus as he was sure
that they will have no other go except converting to Christianity, which he
did in a few other cases. However, since the Shetty couple insisted on their
remaining a practising Hindus, troubles started visiting them. Father
Corriea and the present secretary of the Society, Mr. Jude Fernendes could
not digest that a practising Hindu can reside in their complex. The result
was that the Hindu family was harassed and was put to bear untold miseries.
They were deprived of all their facilities - stopping of sweeping, cutting
of electric supply at odd times, putting off the light facing their terrace,
etc. Since the Shetty family (especially the lady) was very bold and
stubborn, they started physical terrorism.

One day, both Usha and Karunakar, were dragged out of their home and taken to the nearby hamlet. Through out the 300 metres route, they were severely beaten, just to show them that even Hindus will not come to their rescue. One day, Mr. Shetty was pushed away from his scooter and was severely beaten. A bleeding Shetty lodged a police complaint, but with little effect. It seems the Police Dept., the Hindu watchmen of the Society and the Hindus living in the nearby hamlet are in the good books of Father Corriea and Mr. Fernandes.

Shetty’s children are studying in St. Joseph High School which is run by the
same management. This school does not celebrate 26th Jan. and 15th Aug. They have stopped the school bus service for the Shetty’s children, with the result that their children, including the 6-year old Kalyani, have to walk
nearly 5 KMs through jungles to reach her school.

The little girl told me how she was beaten up by her Teacher. “One day, the
teacher held me by my hair and beat me, saying do you know why I beat you, because you are Hindus. Tell your parents to become Christians. Then I won’t beat you”.

I along with my friends met the Shetty’s in their home on 15th June 2008.
They just want to get out of this predicament, and lead a peaceful live
somewhere else. They wanted to sell off the flat, but again there is a
hitch. Since it is a remote place and most of the flat owners are just
investors, selling is difficult. Still, when a prospective purchaser comes,
Jude Fernandez scares him away. The Christian management wants the Shetty family to just run away from there, so that they can usurp the flat.

In fact, they have played this trick with a few others. One lady, Nancy
Nazereth of 90+ age, a Christian herself, who owns four flats in the Society
was locked inside her flat for 10 days. After 10 days, the management called
the police presuming that the lady would have died. But, when the police
came, she came out alive. Now she is staying in Borivli (Mumbai). Last year, Father Corriea brought 10 students from North East and got five of them admitted in the nearby Govt. school and the other five in St. Joseph High School, after converting them. Ganesh was renamed Ryan. Then they got the students videographed, so as to claim foreign grants. After two months, some of the boys were found near Pune crying for help. Yes, once their documentation work was over, the boys were just left in the lurch. A few murders too are reported from the complex. Since all Christian managements have a good rapport with the Police Dept., police seldom pursues their case.

The Shetty’s today are a terrorised lot. They have reported the matter to
local Hindus and the Shiv Sena, but to no avail. Mrs. Usha Shetty says if
the situation is allowed to continue, she may become a lunatic.
Alternatively, she threatened us that she, along with her husband and 3
children, may convert to Islam.

Here is a challenge for Hindu organisations, to rescue the Hindu family from
Christian terrorism and to expose the Christians’ claim of peace loving
religion. Any one interested in helping this family, may contact these
numbers - 09820215751/09892468828 - who are trying to provide succor to this battered Hindu family.

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