Supreme Court Stops Exhumation of Tribal Christians’ Bodies in Chhattisgarh, Seeks State Reply on Denial of Burial Rights

The Supreme Court has stayed further exhumation of buried bodies of tribal Christians in Chhattisgarh villages and issued notice to the State government. The PIL alleges forced digging up of graves, denial of burial rights, and violation of fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21.

Chhattisgarh Christian Man Forced to Bury Father in Another Village After SC Split Verdict: ‘All My Efforts in Vain… A Big Injustice’

Chhattisgarh: After laying his pastor father to rest on Monday night at a site 25 km from his village, Ramesh Baghel from Chhattisgarh voiced disappointment that his three-week legal struggle to fulfill his father’s wish of being buried in their native village had ended in failure.