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Supreme Court of India stays exhumation of tribal Christians’ bodies in Chhattisgarh

Supreme Court of India stays exhumation of tribal Christians’ bodies in Chhattisgarh

Thursday, March 19, 2026
AN INTERIM order by the Supreme Court of India staying the exhumation of tribal Christians’ bodies in Chhattisgarh has brought national attention to a fraught question: whether religious minorities in rural India can bury their dead with dignity i...