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Religious Conversion Allegations in Sidhi: Bajrang Dal Objects to Prayer Meeting, Three Arrested.
- •Bajrang Dal activists objected to a prayer meeting in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, alleging religious conversion.
- •Police arrested three individuals from the scene, accused of conducting a Christian prayer meeting and encouraging conversion.
- •Christian prayer books and other materials were recovered; the accused were sent to jail after court presentation.
- •A case has been registered under the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act against Rajendra Bahadur Singh, Rajpati Singh, and Gibson Thomas.
- •Allegations include promising financial aid and healing to influence conversion, raising concerns about religious activities in tribal areas.
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Police took three people into custody after Bajrang Dal activists objected to a Christian prayer meeting being held in a rented house in the Bypass area. The accused, identified as Rajendra Bahadur Singh, Rajpati Singh, and Gibson Thomas, were formally arrested and presented in court under the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act before being sent to jail.
Bajrang Dal activists alleged that individuals from nearby villages, including tribal and Hindu communities as well as schoolchildren, were being called to the closed-room gathering and encouraged to convert to Christianity by promising financial aid, healing for illnesses, and other facilities.
During the raid at the rented house in the Bypass area, police recovered more than a dozen Christian prayer books, envelopes, and various other materials from the scene.
