Archive · 1 Nov 2025
Kerala Bishop Receives Death Threat, Police Investigate Communal Tension Plot
A Christian bishop in Kerala, India, named Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil, got a scary letter saying he would be harmed.
The letter was signed by someone claiming to be from a group called the 'Islamic Defence Force of India'.
It was sent to his office and also threatened the Christian people in general.
The police are looking into who sent it because they think someone might be trying to make Christians and Muslims angry at each other.
They are checking the letter and looking for clues, like security camera videos, to find the person who sent it.
The police are also making sure the bishop's office and nearby churches are safe.
The bishop is currently far away in Australia for church work.
Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of Thamarassery received an anonymous death threat letter.
The letter, addressed from Erattupetta, claims to be from the 'Islamic Defence Force of India' and signed by Abdul Rasheed.
Police are investigating the threat, which appears intended to provoke communal tension against the Christian community.
The Bishop is currently in Australia on a pastoral tour.
Authorities are conducting forensic examinations, checking CCTV footage, and investigating the existence of the alleged sender group.
- Who
- Thamarassery Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil and the Christian community.
- What
- Received an anonymous death threat letter purportedly from the 'Islamic Defence Force of India'.
- When
- The threat was received recently, while the Bishop is on a pastoral tour of Australia.
- Where
- The letter was delivered to the Bishop's office in Thamarassery, Kerala.
- Why
- Preliminary findings suggest the intent was to provoke communal tension and create unrest.
- Bishop's Name
- Remigiose Inchananiyil
- Diocese
- Thamarassery
- Threat Origin (Per Letter)
- Erattupetta, Kottayam district
- Alleged Sender Group
- Islamic Defence Force of India
- Recipient of Threat
- Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil and Christian community
- Police Station Investigating
- Thamarassery Police