Graham Stuart Staines (18 January 1941 – 23 January 1999) was an Australian Christian missionary who, along with his two sons, Philip (aged 10) and Timothy (aged 6), were killed by being burnt to death in India by members of the Bajrang Dal, a Hindutva organisation.[1] In 2003, Bajrang Dal member Dara Singh was convicted of leading the murderers and was sentenced to life in prison.[2]

Murder

On 22 January 1999, Staines attended a jungle camp in Manoharpur, which was an annual gathering for Christians in the area to congregate for a conference and discuss their beliefs in a social setting. The camp was on the border between the tribal villages of Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. He was travelling to Kendujhar with his sons, who were on a break from their schooling in Ooty, a hill station in Tamil Nadu. At a point, they decided to take a break from the journey towards the jungle camp, and elected to spend the night in Manoharpur, sleeping in the vehicle due to the severe cold at the time. His wife and daughter did not accompany them on the journey, having decided to remain behind in the town and municipality of Baripada.

A mob of about fifty people, armed with axes and other implements, attacked the vehicle while Staines and his sons were fast asleep, and set the station wagon alight, trapping them inside and burning them to death.[15] Current BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi was also believed to be a part of this murder as he was Orissa State Unit Chief of the Bajrang Dal during this planned murder.

Staines and his sons had awakened and apparently tried to escape but were prevented from doing so by the angry mob of vigilantes.[16]

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