E/CN.4/1992/52 page 31 that has arisen is resolved. It has also been alleged that the Ministry of National Education and Religions recently refused to issue a teaching permit to a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith in order that he may teach English at a private tuition centre. According to the sources, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith who are detained at the Avlona Military Prison are unable to satisfy their religious needs since they are denied visits by religious ministers belonging to their faith." India 47. In a communication sent on 8 May 1991 addressed to the Government of India, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "Since the allegations communicated by letter dated 10 November 1989, the Special Rapporteur has received additional information, according to which incidents of violence between members of the Hindu and Muslim communities have increased since the beginning of 1990, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of citizens, mainly of Muslim faith, and also in thousands of injuries. It has been reported that one estimate has placed the death toll at more than 5,000 since January 1990; 620 lives are said to have been lost in this type of violence from September to November 1990. It has further been reported that 151 persons have been killed in Hyderabad alone since 7 December 1990 while 400 were reportedly injured. More recently, incidents are said to have occurred in the cities of Agra, Ahmadabad, Aligarh, Kanpur and Meerut. It has also been alleged that Muslim localities and villages throughout the country have been repeatedly subjected to attacks. According to the sources, such incidents have culminated in the assault on the Babri Masjid Mosque in Ayodya on 30 October 1990, which resulted in the killing of five persons and considerable damage to the mosque. It has been reported that the police did not intervene to prevent the assault and that the assailants were finally driven out by paramilitary forces. The objective of this assault is said to have been the demolishing of the mosque which was built in 1525. According to additional information received, incidents of discrimination of Christians have also occurred. Mr. Arun Kumar, a Forest Range Officer from Hyderabad, is said to have been recently dismissed from his job because he had converted to the Christian faith. It has further been reported that other Indian citizens of Christian faith have been victims of discrimination including convents of religious communities. It has also been alleged that the high school in Kumargram, built and run by a Christian priest, Fr. John Dung Dung, has not been officially recognized by the Government of West Bengal because it is a Christian educational institution." 48. On 19 November 1991 the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva transmitted the following information to the Special Rapporteur with regard to the above-mentioned allegations. "At the outset, [the Permanent Mission] would like to mention that secularism constitutes the very foundation of India's democratic policy and the basis of India's unity in diversity. The right of freedom of religion is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution