Police in the Indian state of Orissa say suspected Hindu extremists have set fire to an orphanage run by Christian missionaries, burning a woman to death.
The mob reportedly ordered people out of building before setting it alight.
But the woman - a cook at the orphanage - was thrown into the burning building when she tried to stop them from attacking the children.
Local Hindus went on the rampage after the killing on Saturday of one of their leaders.
His supporters suspect Christians were responsible, but the police believe he was killed by Maoist rebels.
The religious leader, Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati, was at the centre of controversy late last year.
Hindus accused Christians of attacking him and police were called in to restore order in the ensuing violence.
Hindu extremists have targeted Christians in Orissa before. Nine years ago an Australian missionary and his two sons were burnt alive by a mob that set their car on fire. (BBC)_
The mob reportedly ordered people out of building before setting it alight.
But the woman - a cook at the orphanage - was thrown into the burning building when she tried to stop them from attacking the children.
Local Hindus went on the rampage after the killing on Saturday of one of their leaders.
His supporters suspect Christians were responsible, but the police believe he was killed by Maoist rebels.
The religious leader, Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati, was at the centre of controversy late last year.
Hindus accused Christians of attacking him and police were called in to restore order in the ensuing violence.
Hindu extremists have targeted Christians in Orissa before. Nine years ago an Australian missionary and his two sons were burnt alive by a mob that set their car on fire. (BBC)_
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