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Christians may be buried in public cemeteries, India’s high court affirms
February 24, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The Supreme Court of India affirmed that Christians and members of other religious minority groups may be buried in public cemeteries in the Hindu-majority nation.
The decision follows the exhumation of the bodies of Christians from public cemeteries in some villages in Chhattisgarh (map), a state that is 93% Hindu, 2% Muslim, and 2% Christian.
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