Could the man who murdered a Christian missionary and his sons walk free in India?
Dara Singh is serving a life sentence for burning alive Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999.
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"Since I was possibly the most famous name in the region, the police implicated me in the killings."
— Dara Singh , Activist
Key People
The man convicted of killing Graham Staines and his two sons, and known for his association with Hindu hardline groups.
An Australian Christian missionary who was murdered in India while working with leprosy patients.
An accomplice of Dara Singh, sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the murder.
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Dara Singh is serving a life sentence for burning alive Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999.
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