conversion to Christianity

Jorhat SP Shwetank Mishra said that Devealt was involved in proselytising activities under the Grace Church in Jorhat.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday, 26th January arrested an Odisha-based missionary couple for attempting to convert Hindus to Christianity.

The court emphasized, “Bail should not be denied in cases where prolonged detention is unwarranted, especially when the nature of the allegations does not involve heinous crimes like murder or sexual assault.”

The conversion of Sikhs to Christianity in Punjab has been a matter of great concern for a long time. For some time now, many such reports have come to the fore which showed that Christian missionaries are gaining more and more influence in the state.

The controversy erupted in November 2024 after a formal complaint was filed against the church alleging that its operations were conducted without legal permission from government departments like the Panchayat Raj, Revenue, Police, and the Noise Pollution Control Board.

Christian missionaries in the Awadh region are making efforts to promote religious conversions and influence voting patterns by adopting the Madhesi conversion model from Nepal.

Activists from Bajrang Dal acted on a tip-off and arrived at the scene to identify that many Hindus from the Scheduled Caste community had joined the event. Further tensions escalated as the activists questioned why so many Hindus were forced to join the event in the name of Christian prayers.

A social media post purportedly published by the deceased victim Linesh Sahu stated that his wife Karuna and his in-laws were harassing and pressuring him to undergo religious conversion to Christianity.

Bajrang Dal handed over a memorandum to the local authorities and demanded strict action the matter.

Pastor Amos had called a group of Indians for Christian conversion in Nepal. Hindu organisations including VHP and Bajrang Dal Nepal got information and stopped the programme.