The FIR states Dubey was lured inside the church, renamed during the ritual and nearly taken away for conversion. He fled and alerted police,.Intelligence inputs warned of large scale religious conversions planned ahead of Christmas.
Some individuals from Beel Pati and Khajuri villages of the Rehti Police Station area of the district had been organising Christian prayer meetings in the tribal areas.
The FIR says the accused used a Bible, led prayers and allegedly threatened women who resisted, particularly targeting Scheduled Caste women. Bajrang Dal members intervened, after which police arrested both suspects and sent them to judicial custody.
Five people were arrested in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, after Hindu women exposed a conversion attempt involving monetary and housing inducements. Police recovered Christian symbols and are investigating the accused under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act.