Pastor Assaulted Inside Chhattisgarh Police Station Over Alleged Forced Religious Conversion

The police have filed cases against seven persons for the assault on the pastor accused of religious conversion.

A Christian priest was beaten up by a right-wing Hindu mob inside a police station in Raipur today over allegations of forced religious conversions. This followed heated arguments between members of the angry crowd and those who had accompanied the pastor to the premises after they were called in for questioning. A pastor was allegedly beaten inside a police station in Raipur pic.twitter.com/jjNFgz2JGg The incident took place at the Purani Basti police station in Raipur. The police had received complaints of forced religious conversions being carried out in the Bhatagaon area. A few local right-wing Hindutva leaders, too, reached the police station shortly after. The complainants were furious and gheraoed the building demanding action against those carrying out such conversion.