Three Indian Christians were severely beaten up by a Hindu extremist mob of 50 to 60 men and detained over false charges of attempting to forcibly convert Hindus.

On June 19, the mob led by Hindu extremists forcibly took Pastor Bharat Kumar Wadhwani, Pastor Vijay Paul, and church member Moses Edward to the police station. The attackers beat them along the way and filed a police complaint against them, the Barnabas Fund details.

(Reuters/Adnan Abidi) Christians attend a protest against the killings of Christians in Orissa, in New Delhi, August 29, 2008.

The three Indian Christians were just visiting a Christian friend named Ravi Ahirwar to pray and discuss their faith. Members of pro-Hindu organization Hindu Dharma Sena suddenly entered the house and argued with them.

"They accused us of luring innocent Hindus with money and benefits and converting them. They threatened us and told us not to pray or to meet fellow Christians," Pastor Wadhwani told Barnabas. "The Hindu Dharma Sena leader, Yogesh Agrawal, came and started to question me and it was then that the mob began to assault us physically and one of them hit my face with his fist breaking my spectacles; he punched my eye."

The Hindus then dragged the Indian Christians outside the house, where a mob joined in the attack. The assailants hit them using a cricket bat and vandalized their car before taking them to the Gorakhpur Police Station. The next morning, police staff treated them very respectfully and explained that right-wing organizations routinely catch Christians and forcibly take them to the police station.

The vicious mob attack has left Pastor Wadhwani with a right eye injury, Pastor Paul with internal injuries and loss of hearing due to damage to both eardrums, and Edward with severe internal injuries and one damaged eardrum.

Earlier this year, International Christian Concern (ICC) president Jeff King told Fox News that the increasing attacks on Christians in India are due to the Hindu nationalists' confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on their side. He accused them of being "wolves in sheep's clothing."

Based on several reports, there have been almost 30 recorded incidents of religion-motivated violence against Christians since the beginning of the year. There are also indications that the violence, which is usually confined to one region or issue, has started to spread to other areas.