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Betul: Police Raid Missionary School, Detain 2 Pastors Amidst Conversion Allegations; Commotion Ensues
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News18•27-09-2026, 19:57
Betul: Police Raid Missionary School, Detain 2 Pastors Amidst Conversion Allegations; Commotion Ensues
- •Police raided an old missionary school in Betul's Sadar area during a religious gathering with over 250 attendees, marking the third such incident in a month.
- •The raid followed information from local youths and Hindu organizations about suspicious activities and alleged religious conversion attempts targeting tribal, Dalit, and Hindu communities.
- •Two pastors, including one from Tamil Nadu, were detained for addressing the gathering, and literature related to religious conversion was found.
- •Rashtriya Hindu Sena state president Deepak Malviya claimed attendees were being alienated from Hinduism and brainwashed.
- •Over 250 attendees surrounded the police station, demanding the pastors' release and action against Hindu organizations, leading to a tense situation managed by the Additional SP.
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Police raided the old missionary school in the Sadar area of Betul after local youths informed authorities and Hindu organizations about a religious gathering where attendees were allegedly being alienated from Hinduism.
Following the raid, workers from Hindu organizations arrived at the scene and began reciting the Hanuman Chalisa. Later, more than 250 people who attended the gathering surrounded the police station to demand the pastors' release and action against the Hindu organizations.
Police detained two pastors who were addressing the religious gathering, one of whom is from Tamil Nadu, after finding literature related to religious conversion at the site.
