In 2010, BJP had revolted against Ranganath Mishra Commission report that recommended reservation for "Dalits from all communities", including Christians and Muslims.
The Christian missionaries entered the house of an old tribal woman in Dahanu spotting her alone at her home and started luring her with money for conversion.
The deceased man named Robert Bwenje accompanied Assistant Pastor Ambrose Mugisha to an event in a village where 8 Muslims agreed to become Christians. Pastor Mugisha has survived the attack.
When the locals started chanting slogans like Jai Shri Ram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai against the missionary program, the person addressing the attendees from the stage termed Hindus chanting slogans as ‘adharmi’.