Raipur: Two recent incidents in Chhattisgarh have raised serious questions about religious freedom and human dignity after Christian families were denied burial rights in their native villages.

In Jewartala village of Balod district, the family of a Christian man named Raman Sahu faced opposition when they tried to bury him in the village cemetery. Local residents refused permission, saying that he had converted to Christianity and could only be buried according to traditional local customs. After being denied access to their own village land, the family was forced to bury him in another village.

A similar incident took place in Kodekurse village of Kanker district, where the family of Manoj Nishad, also a Christian convert, was not allowed to bury him in his native land. The villagers

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