In southern Chhattisgarh’s tribal belt, localized community disputes over religious adherence have rapidly escalated into severe civil rights violations and forced displacement, in which Christian families are being forcibly evicted from their homes, with their houses demolished and belongings thrown out. While police and district authorities remain mute spectators, religious fanatics in cahoots with right-wing vigilantes are wreaking havoc among poor and defenseless Christian families who live in villages away from the big cities.