According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), a village court in India has ordered three families accused of illegally converting to Christianity to be caned, fined, and excommunicated from the village.

The incident reportedly took place on January 22 in Dhurki village, located in the Garhwa District of Jharkhand. The three families come from the Korwa tribal group, officially categorized as a “particularly vulnerable tribal group” in India.