Bichpari is a village in

Gohana Gohana is a city and a municipal council, near Sonipat city in the Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. Geography Gohana is located at . Its topography consists mainly of low plains, but its south-central area has a small plateau. G ...

tehsil of the

Sonipat district Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

, India. During the 2011 census, its population was 6,032. The village made international headlines on 5 January 2020 when Pastor Jai Singh was dragged from his home by a large mob of Hindu extremists, thirty of whom took turns to beat him before handing him over to police. Pastor Singh was accused of paying Hindus to convert to Christianity and arrested. He remained in custody for three days and so far no action has been taken against his attackers. Bichpari is also known for the medical treatment given by villagers for fractures, and many people used to come here from nearby villages to receive treatment. It's also known as "Ladoo wali Bichpari", because of the many temples surrounding the village. Vinay Punia who is eminent personality in law hails from this village.

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Villages in Sonipat district {{Haryana-geo-stub