Orissa has seen rising tension between Christians and HindusThe 29-year-old nun lodged a complaint on 25 August alleging rape by a member of a Hindu mob in Kandhamal district. Police are criticised for being slow to act - they say they have been trying to keep the peace in the area, which has seen weeks of Hindu-Christian violence.
In this Sept. 15, 2008 file photo police officers chase away a Christian protester protesting against the attack on churches in Mangalore, India. Asked about a surge in anti-Christian violence that has swept India in recent weeks, the Sikh prime minister of this largely Hindu country was adamant in his denunciations: 'We are a secular state. We are a multireligious, multicultural nation,' Manmohan Singh told reporters during a stopover in France. He called the attacks 'acts of national shame.' (AP Photo, File) 
