Police Case Against 9 In UP For "Fraudulent" Conversion Into Christianity
NDTV
The accused encouraged church visits and forced the slum dwellers to destroy idols of Hindu Gods, the complainants have alleged.
The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday registered a case over alleged forced conversion in Meerut after a local BJP leader mobilised complainants -- mostly push cart vendors who live in local slums.
Nine people have been accused of forcing them to convert to Christianity in exchange for their earlier help during the Covid induced lockdowns.
The accused encouraged church visits and forced the slum dwellers to destroy idols of Hindu Gods, the police complaint filed by one of the slum dwellers says.
During the Covid lockdown, slum dwellers could not step out and struggled to manage their households. The better off, who lived in buildings in the area, offered food and money for household expenses to them, the complainant told the police.
